Belarusian and Ukrainian hackers claim attack on Russia's Rosstat
Original title: Russia's statistics agency confirms cyberattack claimed by Belarusian and Ukrainian hackers
Hackers claimed to have stolen data from Rosstat and replaced website content with Ukrainian statistics, but the agency disputed the breach.
Belarusian Cyber Partisans and Silent Crow claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Rosstat that involved months of access and destructive operations. The groups said they stole data on mortality records, military casualties, and occupied Ukrainian territories. Rosstat confirmed a targeted attack but stated no evidence of data leaks or database compromise. The hackers planned to release samples of stolen data.
Unconfirmed: The extent of the data breach and destruction remains disputed by Rosstat.
- Attack involved domain controllers and databases.
- Website defaced with Belarusian warning.
- Previous joint attack on Aeroflot in 2025.
- Both groups designated extremist by Russia.
Impact: sensitive government data and infrastructure disruption
- Threat actors
- Belarusian Cyber PartisansSilent Crow
- Victims
- Rosstat
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4 min read at therecord.mediaAn alliance of Belarusian and pro-Ukrainian hackers claimed to have taken out Russia's federal statistics agency, Rosstat, and stolen vast amounts of sensitive government data in a cyberattack.
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