A post to Twitter claims that Anonymous had attacked the Central Bank of Russia, or CBR. The hacking group, which vowed to hit Russian government websites after Moscow launched its military assault on Ukraine, now says it’s also targeting foreign companies still operating in Russia.
Anonymous Threatens To Release Thousands of Bank of Russia Records
An Anonymous twitter account announced Thursday that hackers had hacked into the Central Bank of Russia. “More than 35.000 files will be released within 48 hours with secret agreements,” Anonymous TV said without providing further details.
JUST IN #AnonymousThe Central Bank of Russia has been hacked collectively. Secret agreements will allow for the release of more than 35.000 files within 48 hours. #OpRussia pic.twitter.com/lop140ytcp
— Anonymous TV 🇺🇦 (@YourAnonTV) March 23, 2022
The statement comes after the hacktivist group declared its intentions to attack Russian government websites following Moscow’s decision to invade neighboring Ukraine. The websites of the Kremlin, the State Duma, and Russia’s Defense Ministry were then targeted.
Anonymous also vowed to hack Russian state-run TV channels “to broadcast the truth about what happens in #Ukraine.” The government-funded international network Russia Today (RT) acknowledged the threat after suffering a massive DDoS attack.
Another tweet, the collective admitted that it’s targeting foreign companies that continue to work in the Russian Federation, posting several websites that had ostensibly been taken down by its members. The collective also encouraged businesses to leave the country, and thanked those who had done so.
Bank of Russia denied Anonymous’ claim in its latest social media statement. In a statement quoted by Tass, the CBR’s press service said:
Information about possible hacking of one of Russia’s information systems is denied by the Bank of Russia.
The cyberspace is becoming a new battlefield between these two nations as Ukraine resists the Russian advance. Shortly before the Russian army crossed the Ukrainian border on Feb. 24, a number of Ukrainian websites went offline, reportedly hit by “patriotic” Russian hackers.
Even before the invasion of Russia, Ukraine had already been hiring specialists to its cyberforce. An elite unit was created to detect and stop Russian cyberattacks. Hacking back became a secondary objective of its volunteers and members since the outbreak of war.
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