Russia's statistics agency Rosstat says its websites came under a cyberattack; two hacker groups claim they took data
Reported1 distinct origin, 1 independent.
Rosstat said targeted attacks on its resources took place from 29 October to 1 November, Anti-Malware.ru reported on 2 November, and it told RBC its resources had been subjected to a cyberattack and that no leak of databases or legally protected information was recorded, Mediazona reported on 1 November; Rosstat told Bloomberg it had no evidence data was compromised, heise online reported on 9 November. The hacker groups Cyber Partisans BY and Silent Crow said they hacked Rosstat's federal and regional websites and took about 23 TB of data, Mediazona and Anti-Malware.ru reported. Rosstat named no attacker.
- When
- 29 October 2026
- Where
- Russia, Russia
- What
- cyber, government
- Against
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Not attributed. Rosstat confirmed a cyberattack without naming who carried it out; the hacker groups Cyber Partisans BY and Silent Crow claimed it, Mediazona reported. No government, court or company that examined the incident has named an actor.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-10 16:31 UTC
Sources
- Evidence Anti-Malware.ru
- Evidence Mediazona (named Russian military deaths, with BBC Russian)
- Evidence heise online
- Where the claim was made Mediazona (named Russian military deaths, with BBC Russian)
- Where the claim was made Anti-Malware.ru
History
- First recorded 10 Nov, 16:31 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Russia's statistics agency Rosstat says its websites came under a cyberattack; two hacker groups claim they took data", record ev-20261110-cjg0, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261110-cjg0/