Pro-Ukraine Cyber Anarchy Squad claims the hack of the Russian telecom provider Infotel JSC

Pro-Ukraine
hackers
Cyber
Anarchy
Squad
claimed
responsibility
for
the
attack
that
hit
Russian
telecom
provider
Infotel
JSC.

Pro-Ukraine
hacking
group
Cyber.Anarchy.Squad
claimed
responsibility
for
an
attack
on
Russian
telecom
provider
Infotel
JSC.
The
company
provides
connectivity
services
to
the
Russian
banking
system,
for
this
reason,
the
attack
had
a
severe
impact
on
the
operations
of
major
banks
in
the
country.

The
hackers
also
defaced
multiple
websites
showing
messages
from
the
counteroffensive
of
the
Armed
Forces
of
Ukraine.

“JSC
“Infotel”
is
a
Moscow-based
provider
responsible
for
the
interaction
of
the
Central
Bank
of
Russia
with
other
legal
entities
in
Russia
(banks,
online
stores,
credit
organizations,
etc.).” states
the
Ukrainian
news
site
Economichna
Pravda.
“Due
to
a
cyberattack,
the
main
banks
of
Russia
and
credit
organizations
throughout
the
Russian
Federation
do
not
have
access
to
banking
systems
and
cannot
make
payments. Interruptions
with
communication
in
Moscow
are
also
possible.”

Infotel
JSC
is
working
to
restore
impacted
systems,
the
company
confirmed
that
the
attack
damaged
some
of
its
network
equipment.

“We
inform
you
that
as
a
result
of
a
massive
hacker
attack
on
the
network
of
Infotel
JSC,
a
part
of
the
network
equipment
was
damaged. Restoration
work
is
currently
underway. Additional
deadlines
for
completing
the
work
will
be
announced.”
reads
a
message
published
on
the

website
of
the
Russian
provider.

As
proof
of
the
hack,
Cyber
Anarchy
Squad
published
a
series
of
images,
including
diagrams
of
the
network
infrastructure
of
Infotel
and
screenshots
for
a
compromised
email
account.

“Fuck
off,
the
earth
with
concrete.
All
their
infrastructure
was
destroyed,
nothing
living
was
left
there.
Let’s
try
everything
now
–
chances
of
style,
Rashka’s
skills
on
an
easy
life.
Give
more.”
reads
the
message
published
by
Cyber
Anarchy
Squad
on
its
Tor
channel.

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Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – hacking,
cyberattack)

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