Ukrainian Defence Intelligence conducted a cyberattack on Russia's Federal Taxation Service, destroying the entire database and backup copies across central and 2,300 regional servers, including in temporarily occupied Crimea.
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The cyberattack destroyed all servers, infected them with malware, and Russia has been unsuccessfully trying to restore the tax system for four days. The paralysis will last at least one month, and full resuscitation is impossible.
HUR hacked the central server of the Federal Tax Service and 2,300 regional servers, destroying the entire database including backup copies.
Russia will not be able to fully resuscitate its tax system.
Russia has been unsuccessfully trying to restore the work of Russian tax authorities for four days in a row.
The Federal Tax Service will not be functional for at least a month.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:27.994Z
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