Hacktivists Say They Hacked Belarus Rail System To Stop Russian Military Buildup

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The first-of-its-kind-tactics dept was posted by BeauHD.

If Alexander Lukashenko stopped aiding Russian troops ahead of a possible invasion of Ukraine, the hacktivists would give the decryption key to the network. The group called Cyber Partisans wrote on Telegram that the troops of the terrorist Lukashenko were allowed to enter our land. In order to disrupt the operation of the road, the bulk of the server, databases, and workstations of the BelZhD were locked down. The backups have been destroyed. The group announced the attack on social media. A representative from the group said in a direct message that the Peklo cyber campaign targets specific entities and government-run companies with the goal of pressuring the Belarus government to release political prisoners and stop Russian troops from entering Belarus to use its ground for the attacks on Ukraine. Thousands of political prisoners are being kept by the government, according to the representative. The main goal is to overthrow Lukashenko's regime, keep the sovereignty and build a democratic state with the rule of law, independent institutions and protection of human rights.

Several services on the railway's website were unavailable when this post went live. Online ticket purchases weren't working. The representative said that freight trains were affected by the cyberattack. Russia has been sending military equipment and personnel by rail into Belarus, which shares a border with Ukraine. The worker group said at the time that it expected a large number of echelons to arrive in the coming days.

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