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Hackers in Belarus reportedly ‘attacked a train service in the country’ that resulted in ‘all trains stopping’ so that ‘Russian troops couldn’t reach Ukraine‘.
The Cyber Partisans group have claimed the services in Minsk, Orsha, and Osipovichi ‘grounded to a halt’ because they ‘compromised the routing system’ and ‘switched devices by encrypting data on them’.
Taking to Twitter, the group posted a series of tweets about the hack.
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They explained: “We continue to help Ukrainians in their fight against Russian occupation forces. The Railway is under attack.
“The computer network is in a state of collapse. Manual control mode is enabled, which will slow down the movement of trains but will NOT create emergency situations.
“It will NOT endanger ordinary citizens!
“We also remind all the partisans of #Belarus that you can slow down the work of the railway on the ground.”
The monitoring system of the Belarusian Railway’s internal computer network. An outdated piece of crapware that runs on Windows XP… https://t.co/Ejs7tc8E0j pic.twitter.com/Mcj7Ltz31i
— Belarusian Cyber-Partisans (@cpartisans) February 27, 2022
They continued: “Belarusian railway has been switched to [the] manual mode of operation. Dispatching system ‘Neman’ is disabled.
“The associated software does not work. There is information that the Minsk and Orsha railroad hubs are paralysed.
“Soon Lukashenka, as an obedient puppet of Putin, will send the military into battle with the Ukrainians.
“Refuse to carry out criminal orders and join our volunteer squads as soon as you cross the border into Ukraine. Together we win!”
According to Bloomberg, a former employee of the railway company has claimed that the hackers caused ‘disruption to train movements’ by ‘damaging the traffic control system’.
He reportedly said: “It is impossible to buy tickets, train movement is very difficult.”
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