While the 5th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is taking place, it has been reported that the website of Russia’s state news agency TASS was cyber-attacked.
ANTI-WAR MESSAGE FROM CYBER ATTACKERS
According to the news of Reuters, an anti-war message appeared before those who wanted to access TASS’s website.
The message read, “We urge you to end this madness, do not send your sons and husbands to absolute death. Putin is forcing us to lie and putting us in danger. This is not our war, let’s stop it!” statements were included.
It is reported that the group that carried out the attack was the famous hacker group Anonymous.
EXPLANATION FROM TASS
According to the news of AA, TASS stated that the official website of the agency was hacked and the attackers published inaccurate information on the page. In the statement, it was noted that the information in question had nothing to do with the editorship of TASS.
“In recent days, TASS’s website has been constantly exposed to large-scale hacking attacks. Today, the attackers managed to bypass the protection. Work is currently underway to restore the functionality of the TASS website,” the statement said. statements were included.
It was reported that the TASS website, as well as the internet resources of a number of other major Russian media outlets, were hacked.
The page of TASS, which was cyber-attacked, contained a text that called for “to take to the streets against the war” for a while.