Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) and the 'VО Team' hacker group conducted a cyberattack on Russia's 'Pravosudie' court system, paralyzing operations and accessing internal documents.
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Cyber specialists from Ukraine's military intelligence and the 'VО Team' hacked Russia's state automated 'Pravosudie' system
The attack paralyzed the work of Russian courts, departmental email systems, and official websites
The attack was conducted on Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday
A hacker team affiliated with the Defense Intelligence Directorate at Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (HUR MoD) "celebrated" Russian President Vladimir Putin's birthday by hacking the state automated system Pravosudie (Justice).
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