Hackers reportedly breach contractor for Russian intelligence, exposing secret tasks – CNET

Hackers stole 7.5 terabytes of information and likewise defaced the corporate’s web site, based on studies. 

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Hackers have stolen paperwork from a contractor for Russian intelligence service FSB, based on information studies. The trove of paperwork revealed details about secret tasks the corporate was engaged on for the company, together with one to de-anonymize Tor visitors. 

The contractor, SyTech, was breached July 13 by a gaggle of hackers referred to as 0v1ru$, based on CNET sister website ZDNet. They stole 7.5 terabytes of information and likewise defaced the corporate’s web site, ZDNet reported Saturday. 

SyTech could not be reached for remark. 

The hackers, which posted screenshots of SyTech’s servers on Twitter, additionally shared the info with one other hacking group, Digital Revolution. That group then shared extra of the stolen data on Twitter on Thursday and with the media in Russia, ZDNet reported. Digital Revolution allegedly breached FSB contractor Quantum final 12 months.

Among the many inner tasks that the Russian media reported on have been one to de-anonymize Tor browser customers and one to gather knowledge on Fb and LinkedIn customers, based on Forbes. BBC Russia stated it is presumably “the biggest knowledge leak within the historical past of Russian intelligence providers,” Forbes reported.