The websites of TASS, Kommersant, and Izvestia were hacked by the Anonymous group, which declared cyber war on the Russian government. The group’s message also appeared among some readers of RBC
Websites of the RBC news agency, TASS, newspapers “Izvestia” and “Kommersant” were hacked. On the main page of each of them, a hacker message appeared calling for an end to the military operation in Ukraine.
At the bottom of the screen is the logo of the hacker group Anonymous.
Russian Defense Ministry denies reports of website hacking by Anonymous hackers
Kommersant editor-in-chief Vladimir Zhelonkin confirmed “RIA News” site hack. “Yes, just like RBC,” he said.
Igor Selivanov, Deputy General Director of RBC, confirmed that some of RBC’s readers see a message from hackers on the site. “Our specialists are working on a solution to the problem and are considering several versions of what happened. According to preliminary data, the problem is related to some of the external services that we use. They are currently completely disabled,” he said.