NB65, a hacking group affiliated with the Anonymous collective, has allegedly breached the servers of the Russian government-controlled television and radio broadcasting company. Social media claims that hackers have a plan to leak hundreds of gigabytes worth of stolen data.
Russia’s Radio and TV Broadcaster Targeted by Anonymous
According to reports, the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company has been hacked. This is reportedly done by NB65. Anonymous, an international hacktivist group, was responsible for declaring cyberwar against Russia after its invasion in Ukraine.
Anonymous TV (@YourAnonTV), which is associated with the decentralized movement on Twitter, reported the latest news this week via microblogging. It stated that hackers will publish nearly 900GB of data leaked online.
JUST IN: Hacking group ‘NB65’ (@xxNB65(affiliated with #AnonymousVGTRK (All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company), has been hacked and broken. The total data available for publication is 870GB. #DDoSecretsWe will soon release it. #OpRussia #FCKPTN pic.twitter.com/W2sTvoVQG9
— Anonymous TV 🇺🇦 (@YourAnonTV) March 27, 2022
VGTRK, also referred to as Russian Television and Radio, is Russia’s largest media corporation which manages dozens of national and regional TV and radio stations as well as online outlets in Russian and other languages.
Under the company’s umbrella are the national television channels “Rossiya 1” and “Rossiya K,” the country’s first 24/7 news channel “Rossiya 24,” the sports and entertainment “Rossiya 2,” and the international service “RTR Planeta.”
Anonymous reports claimed that they were able to hack into the VGTRK’s server#RussianTV and Radio Company) whose principal asset is Russia-1.
This channel hosts the programs of top propagandists Skabeyeva and Popov.
The public will soon have access to 870 GB worth of data. https://t.co/HFoTlp9uzi
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 28, 2022
After the Russian military forces crossed the Ukrainian border in late February, Anonymous vowed to disrupt Russia’s internet space. After the Russian military forces crossed the Ukrainian border in February, Anonymous threatened to disrupt Russia’s internet space.
The group also threatened to hack Russian state-run TV channels in order “to broadcast the truth about what happens in Ukraine.” The government-funded international network Russia Today (RT) admitted it had suffered a massive DDoS attack.
Anonymous claims it hacked Russia’s Central Bank of Russia last week. Although the monetary authority denied the claim, the collective later released 28GB of data, allegedly belonging to the regulator, which contains many documents, including hundreds of audit reports, “secret agreements,” and information revealing bank ownership.
The hackers are also targeting websites of foreign businesses that remain in operation in the Russian Federation, despite increasing Western sanctions. These hackers have issued calls to these companies for them to flee the country.
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