Attack of pro-Ukraine hackers reportedly erases a third of Russian court cases
a year ago
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- A cyberattack on Russia's 'Pravosudiye' system erased about a third of its case archive.
- The attack was claimed by pro-Ukraine hacking group BO Team, linked to Ukrainian military intelligence.
- Nearly 89 million court files were lost from the consolidated database.
- The system had outdated security, with no external checks since 2015 and reliance on foreign software.
- Russia's FSB raided IT firms linked to the system over budget concerns, with 65.2 billion rubles allocated since 2003.
- The hack highlights the broader cyberwar impact between Russia and Ukraine.