Anonymous Says It Hacked Bank of Russia, Monetary Authority Denies Claim

Anonymous has attacked the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), based on a put up on social media. The hacking group, which vowed to hit Russian authorities web sites after Moscow launched its army assault on Ukraine, now says it’s additionally focusing on overseas corporations nonetheless working in Russia.

Anonymous Threatens to Release Thousands of Bank of Russia Files

A twitter account related to Anonymous introduced on Thursday that the collective has hacked the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). “More than 35.000 information will probably be launched inside 48 hours with secret agreements,” Anonymous TV stated with out offering additional particulars.

JUST IN: The #Anonymous collective has hacked the Central Bank of Russia. More than 35.000 information will probably be launched inside 48 hours with secret agreements. #OpRussia pic.twitter.com/lop140ytcp

— Anonymous TV 🇺🇦 (@YourAnonTV) March 23, 2022

The assertion comes after the hacktivist group declared its intentions to assault Russian authorities web sites following Moscow’s choice to invade neighboring Ukraine. The web sites of the Kremlin, the State Duma, and Russia’s Defense Ministry had been then focused.

Anonymous additionally vowed to hack Russian state-run TV channels “to broadcast the reality about what occurs in #Ukraine.” The government-funded worldwide community Russia Today (RT) acknowledged the menace after struggling an enormous DDoS assault.

In one other tweet, the collective admitted that it’s focusing on overseas corporations that proceed to work within the Russian Federation, posting a number of web sites that had ostensibly been taken down by its members. It additionally referred to as on companies to tug in a foreign country and praised people who had already executed so.

Bank of Russia has denied the declare within the newest social media announcement attributed to Anonymous. In an announcement quoted by Tass, the CBR’s press service stated:

The Bank of Russia denies the details about a attainable hacking of any of its info techniques.

As Ukraine continues to withstand advancing Russian troops, the our on-line world has turn out to be one other battleground between the 2 nations. Shortly earlier than the Russian military crossed the Ukrainian border on Feb. 24, various Ukrainian web sites went offline, reportedly hit by “patriotic” Russian hackers.

The Ukrainian authorities has been recruiting specialists for its personal cyberforce even earlier than the invasion. A particular unit was shaped and tasked to establish and stop Russian cyberattacks. Since the warfare broke out, nevertheless, hacking again has turn out to be one other goal for its members and volunteers.

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