On 7 October, cyber specialists from the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, together with activists from the VO Team group, ‘congratulated’ Vladimir Putin on his birthday by hacking the state automated system Pravosudiye (Justice), which provides electronic document management in all Russian courts.
This was reported to LB.ua by sources in the Defence Forces.
The attack paralysed the work of courts, departmental emails and official websites.
The hackers also obtained personal data of users and internal documentation of the system. Currently, the Russians report that it is impossible to file lawsuits and view court dates, and court websites are down.
"The hacking became possible due to the illiteracy of Russian cyber security specialists, as well as holes in the much-hyped Russian cybersecurity systems from Kaspersky Lab, Positive Technologies and IVK JSC," the VO Team noted.
The Pravosudiye system is an electronic document management system in Russian courts of all jurisdictions and levels. It is used to file court applications, inform about court hearings and changes, and receive advice on court cases.
"One can ask a rhetorical question: why do Russians need electronic court document management at all if the decisions of international courts to bring Putin to justice for his aggression against Ukraine are not being implemented?" Ukrainian cyber experts are ironic.