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 resembles emblem of special police unit "Berkut" | |
| Formation | c. 2014 |
|---|---|
| Type | Virtual community;Voluntary association |
| Purpose | Internet activism;Internet vigilantism |
| Region served | Ukraine |
| Membership | Unknown |
| Website | http://www.cyber-berkut.org/ |
CyberBerkut (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-uk) — is a modern organized group of hacktivists. The group became known for a series of well-publicized publicity stunts and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government, and corporate websites.
Background
The group emerged after the dissolution of special police force "Berkut". Composition is not known, for obvious reasons members of the community tend to remain anonymous, one of many groups visible only in social networks.
Goals
Their proclaimed goals is fighting against neo-fascism, neo-nationalism and arbitrary power in Ukraine. To further this aim, CyberBerkut activists targeted the “Right Sector” IT resources.
Symbols
CyberBerkut's symbols resemble that of the "Anonymous" group. The prefix "cyber" probably alludes to working in the cyberspace (the Internet).
Activity
- Attacks on NATO websites.
- Attacks on U.S. private military companies
- Publication of correspondence of deputies of (political parties) Batkivshchyna and Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform.
- Publication of correspondence with the United States Embassy in Ukraine and United States foundations
- Disclosure to public of telephone recording between Yulia Tymoshenko and Nestor Shufrych
- Disclosure to public of telephone recording between EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton and Foreign Minister of Estonia Urmas Paet
- Blocking cellular phones of members of the Yatsenyuk Government and persons close to them
- Blocking Internet resources of Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy and news portals: LigaBusinessInform and Ukrainian Independent Information Agency
- Publication of video materials that are blocked on YouTube
- Attempts at disrupting the recruitment of the National Guard of Ukraine
- Attempted destruction of the electronic system of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine prior to the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election
See also
Notes
- Template:Lang-ru
- Tymoshenko claimed that the recording had been deliberately edited to discredit her.
References
- CyberBerkut takes vengeance on American private military companies
- Anonymous Ukraine Claims to hack and leak secret email conversations of Vitali Klitschko’s UDAR party
- Cyber Berkut and Anonymous Ukraine: Co-opted Hacktivists and Accidental Comedians
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFCmJ-VGhA
- Piret Pernik: teine taktika, sama strateegia Template:Et icon
- Three NATO Websites Disrupted by Ukrainian Hackers of Cyber Berkut
- NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension
- "CyberBerkut announces destruction of electronic system of Ukraine's Central Election Commission". Voice of Russia.
External links
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