Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote
Hacking group CikLeak claims it stole documents, server configurations and passwords from Russia's Central Election Commission and Vybory election platform contractors days before parliamentary voting.
An anonymous group calling itself CikLeak claims it breached systems of Russia's Central Election Commission and contractors developing the Vybory election platform, including Rostelecom, stealing internal documents, server configurations, passwords, and employee communications. The group gave the material to investigative outlet Important Stories, which says it authenticated the documents, though the depth of access to voting or counting systems remains unclear. CikLeak says its goal was transparency about manipulation opportunities, not disruption, and urged Russians to vote in person. The claim came days before the first State Duma election conducted on the Vybory 2.0 platform, amid rising attacks that CEC Chair Ella Pamfilova says are unprecedented in intensity.