Why the Belarus Railways Hack Marks a First for Ransomware

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Why the Belarus Railways Hack Marks a First for Ransomware
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The politically motivated attack represents a new frontier for hacktivists—and won’t be the last of its kind.

, on a much smaller scale, earlier this month.)

The Cyber Partisans are genuine grassroots hacktivists, says Viačorka, the technical advisor to Belarus's opposition party. Since last summer, thethrough Belarusian state systems, breaching government and police databases and leaking their contents to show the inner workings of the government’s crackdown on protestors and cover-up of Covid-19 infection rates.

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