"Evil Rabbit" attacked Russian media
Russia's largest news agency, Interfax, was attacked by hackers this afternoon, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
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On social networks, agency employees published photographs of their work computer screens. They show text according to which the hackers are demanding a ransom in bitcoins. The name of the virus that blocked the computers is indicated - Bad Rabbit. The ransom amount for each computer is 0,05 bitcoin (more than 16 thousand rubles at the exchange rate on October 24). After receiving the ransom amount, the attackers promise to provide a password to access the information.
Two hours later, a similar attack was reported on a telegram channel by the popular St. Petersburg publication Fontanka.
“Hacker attack on our server. We are experiencing serious technical problems; the site may be unavailable for several hours. We will keep you updated on the situation,” the message says.
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