Ukraine Hacking Groups Claim Attacks on Russian Water Company, CRM Systems
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Sources say that a Ukrainian hacking group known as the BLACKJACK group, reportedly with support from Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU), sought revenge for the recent cyberattack on Kyivstar and destroyed the IT infrastructure of the Russian major private water-supply company Rosvodokanal.
Rosvodokanal is the largest private Russian company (part of the Alfa Group, headquartered in Moscow), providing water to 7 million consumers.
According to the sources, during the cyberattack, the hackers managed to gain access to many documents, encrypt over 6,000 computers, and delete over 50 terabytes (TB) of data, including internal document circulation, corporate mail, cybersecurity services, backups, etc. The sources also say SSU experts are already analyzing 1.5 TB …
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