Anonymous claims responsibility for Russian government website outage
On Saturday morning, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its third day, a number of official government websites were down after a week. . Among the sites unreachable as of this writing include and the country’s Ministry of Defense. Several Twitter accounts claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous say that the international hacking collective is behind the attacks.
One account said: “Faced with the series of attacks that Ukraine is suffering from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, we cannot help but support the Ukrainian people. At the beginning of the conflict, the group it will launch a “cyber war against the Russian government.” However, the Kremlin denied Anonymous was behind the attacks, according to .
It is believed that Anonymous is also responsible for the hacking of several Russian state TV channels. People have displays channels that play Ukrainian music and displays images of the country’s flag and other national symbols.
The collective has also pledged to “keep the Ukrainian people online as well as possible”, even as the invasion severely damaged the country’s internet infrastructure. While there were no widespread power outages, some areas of Ukraine, especially those where the fighting was heaviest, saw . That is what has prevented people from keeping in touch with their loved ones.
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