Hackers used a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, which always has the same scenario. Hundreds of thousands of computers will start accessing a specific server at one time. He usually can’t handle such a large number of requests and falls. For ordinary users, the infected website then appears to be inaccessible.
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This is exactly how they repeatedly shut down RT’s website, formerly known as Russia Today. According to them, it “spreads Russian government propaganda.” More than a quarter of the IP addresses used in the attack came from the United States.
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Moreover, the attack was not uncommon, as the hackers made clear on Twitter: “The entire Anonymous group is officially in a cyber war against the Russian government.”
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According to ABC News, the websites of the Kremlin, the Russian government and the websites of the Russian Ministry of Defense have also been decommissioned.
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Hacking attacks on Ukraine
Hackers from Anonymous thus used the same type of attack that the Ukrainian authorities and institutions have also faced in recent weeks – on Monday, DDoS attacks shut down the websites of the government, parliament, foreign ministry or some banks.
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The origins of the cyber attack on Ukraine are not yet clear, but Kiev and Western officials have repeatedly said that Moscow was behind the attacks. And even before Russia attacked Ukraine.
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