TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated computers at the country’s largest fertilizer plant to pressure the government to release political prisoners.
The state-run Grodno Azot plant has made no comment on the claim by the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans group to have done damage including destroying backup systems and encrypted internal mail, document flow and hundreds of PCs. However, the company’s website has been unavailable since Wednesday, the day the group claimed the attack.
Group coordinator Yuliana Shametavets told The Associated Press from New York on Friday that because the plant works with dangerous substances including ammonia the attack was designed to affect only documentation.
The group posted photos on social media that it it claimed showed screens of compromised plant computers.
Emma Hayes' first roster as coach of the US women's team includes 2 first
German leader says Europe must keep increasing aid to Ukraine after US approves new military help
Missouri's GOP lawmakers vote to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid
The WNBA's Dallas Wings are planning a move downtown from the suburbs in two years
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
Prince Louis wore Prince George's £25 hand
The human foods that could be making your dog fat, revealed
Prince Louis wore Prince George's £25 hand
Microsoft's AI chatbot will remember everything you do on a PC
The WNBA's Dallas Wings are planning a move downtown from the suburbs in two years