Rosstat says its websites came under a cyberattack; two hacker groups claim they took data including on Russian military losses
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The hacker groups Cyber Partisans BY and Silent Crow said they hacked the federal and regional websites of Russia's statistics agency Rosstat and took about 23 TB of data, including information on Russian military losses, Mediazona reported on 1 November. Rosstat told RBC its resources had been subjected to a cyberattack and that no leak of databases or legally protected information was recorded, Mediazona reported.
- When
- 1 November 2026
- Where
- Russia, Russia
- What
- cyber
- Against
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Not attributed. Cyber Partisans BY and Silent Crow claimed the attack, Mediazona reported; Rosstat confirmed a cyberattack without naming who carried it out; neither group is an actor in the record.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-03 06:30 UTC · revision 1
Sources
- Origin of the claim Mediazona (named Russian military deaths, with BBC Russian)
- Origin of the claim Mediazona (named Russian military deaths, with BBC Russian)
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 06:30 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 daily: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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