Hacker group Anonymous has undertaken earlier promised attack to presidential sites kremlin.ru and prezident.rf therefore the last for some time became inaccessible. At present the resource is again accessible, though access to it is carried out much more slowly the usual.
Overnight in the press-service of the Kremlin have confirmed that the information on plans Anonymous concerning DDOS-attacks is familiar to them, however to speak about the one who exactly stands up for the given attack while it is impossible, have declared in the press-service.
Earlier Anonymous have declared that support “the March of Millions”, organised by the Russian opposition, and also share a position of citizens which do not agree with Vladimir Putin’s third presidential term. Simultaneously with kremlin.ru plans Anonymous included attack of sites gov.ru and premier.gov.ru during inauguration. During the moment of ceremony both resource were accessible, however later they all the same have faced the DDOS-traffic, and according to TV channel Russia Today attack on gov.ru proceeds till now and network managers of a resource undertake efforts on site deduction in a network.
Also in the night from Wednesday to Thursday the site of state RIA Novosti news agency which became completely inaccessible after midnight has undergone to attack. Who exactly stands up for attack to RIA Novosti news agency while it is not known, however Anonymous declared that the purpose of their operation is not only attack of the governmental sites, but also sources of the information under control to them which RIA Novosti news agency concerns also. Moreover, haktivisty say that connect the international wing of the group to strengthen DDOS-atkivnost and on other governmental Russian resources.
On the other hand, now in a Runet return reaction is observed also. During Antiputin meetings in Moscow many independent and oppositional sites have been attacked. In the afternoon on Sunday TV channel “Rain” sites, and also editions Slon.ru were inaccessible, in turn radio station “Echo Moscow” site worked a part of day with faults.
Besides, popular videopotokovyj service Ustream has on Wednesday evening faced the DDOS-attack directed on blocking of an announcement of a video picture from Antiputin national performances in Moscow, spent in last two days. We will remind that oppositional movements and journalists of some independent Russian mass-media used this resource for transfer of a “live” picture from places where in Moscow “the March of Millions”, and also performances of hundreds people in the centre of the Russian capital was spent during Vladimir Putin’s inauguration.
As have declared in press-service Ustream, their resource is under attack about last eight hours. Approximately at 18:30 Moscow time in a project Twitter-tape there was a record (the original in English): “Ours heroic engineers have partially restored broadcasting capacities after DDOS-attack to the Russian civil journalists”.
“Ustream has faced the DDOS-attack which sources are worldwide, but they are focused on one channel in Russia, connected with civil journalism. Today’s attack became already to the third for the last some months, directed on the Russian civil journalists publishing the materials on Ustream”, – general director Ustream Brad Hanstejbl speaks.
Also another has undergone to attack also potokovyj broadcasting service Bambuser where the information on performances in the Russian capital too took place.
