Cyberattack on Russian scientific research center deals 'devastating' damage

"Volunteer patriot" hackers of the BO Team launched a cyberattack against the Russian Far Eastern Research Center of Space Hydrometeorology "Planeta," destroying its database and expensive equipment, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) said on Jan. 24.

Cyberattacks are a common tool used by both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war. In one of the most devastating strikes, Russian hackers targeted Ukraine's telecommunications provider, #Kyivstar, causing communication outages nationwide last December.

Media reports on the cyberattack against the Russian space #hydrometeorology center emerged already on Jan. 23.

Ukraine's military intelligence agency now confirmed the reports, saying that the hackers allegedly destroyed 280 servers and two petabytes of data.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-cyber-attack-on-russian-space-hydrometeorology-research-center-deals-devastating-consequences/

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