Escalation on Ukrainian border leads to spike in ransomware and data leaks against Russia and Belarus by the_postman_
As the international community struggles to respond to the Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border, independent hackers seem to be stepping in as a sort of digital resistance.
The ransom the group demanded was, consequently, unusual: The release of 50 high-risk political prisoners and the refusal to allow Russian soldiers to continue to use Belarusian rails in a widescale buildup around the Ukrainian border. The situation has provoked responses from the international community. But among cyberactivists taking matters into their own hands, Cyber Partisans are hardly alone.
by news outlet Readovka. The Raid Forums user behind the leak said he was “returning the favor” for pro-Russian attacks on Ukrainians. They subsequently published more leaks from other contractors.“Analysts expect a growing intensity of such leaks and attacks in the coming days,” an analyst for cybersecurity firm Flashpoint told The Block.
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