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Threat Intelligence & APT The Record 4 weeks ago

Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote

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"Voters will cast ballots to elect representatives within the Russian State Duma beginning September 18. Credit: Юрий Д.К. / Wikimedia Commons Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote An anonymous hacking group claimed to have broken into computer systems connected to Russia’s election infrastructure just days before the country begins voting for a new..."

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Russia State Duma
Voters will cast ballots to elect representatives within the Russian State Duma beginning September 18. Credit: Юрий Д.К. / Wikimedia Commons

Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote

An anonymous hacking group claimed to have broken into computer systems connected to Russia’s election infrastructure just days before the country begins voting for a new parliament.

The group, calling itself CikLeak, said it gained access to systems belonging to Russia’s Central Election Commission and companies involved in developing Vybory, the state-run platform used to administer elections.

The hackers claimed to have stolen internal documents, server configurations, passwords and employee communications from the commission and its contractors, including Russian telecom giant Rostelecom.

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