Ukraine's HUR and VO Team hacked Russia's "Pravosudie" court system on Putin's 72nd birthday (Oct 7), paralyzing courts, departmental email systems, and official websites. Personal data of users and internal documentation were obtained.
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The attack paralyzed the work of the courts, departmental email systems, and official websites. Russians report being unable to file lawsuits or view court hearing schedules.
They 'congratulated' Russian dictator Putin on his birthday by hacking the state automated system 'Justice', which provides electronic document flow
The attack paralyzed the work of courts, departmental e-mail accounts and official websites
The cyberattack was possible due to the low qualifications of Russian cybersecurity specialists and 'holes' in Russian cybersecurity systems from Kaspersky Lab, Positiv Technologies and IVK JSC
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