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| == Background == | == Background == | ||
| The group emerged after the dissolution of ] that became notorious for its violent repression used during the ] demonstrations.<ref>, ] (25 February 2014)<br>, ] (25 February 2014)</ref> The group is anonymous.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} Their proclaimed goals are fighting against ], ] and ] in ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} To further this aim, CyberBerkut activists targeted the "]" IT resources.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} CyberBerkut targets included ] and its allies.<ref name="FT"/> | The group emerged after the dissolution of ] that became notorious for its violent repression used during the ] demonstrations.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301091220/http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_26/Head-of-Ukrainian-Interior-Ministry-signs-order-to-dissolve-Berkut-3065/ |date=2014-03-01 }}, ] (25 February 2014)<br>, ] (25 February 2014)</ref> The group is anonymous.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} Their proclaimed goals are fighting against ], ] and ] in ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} To further this aim, CyberBerkut activists targeted the "]" IT resources.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} CyberBerkut targets included ] and its allies.<ref name="FT"/> | ||
| == Activity == | == Activity == | ||
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| * Publication of video materials that are blocked on ].<ref name="BBCtrending41915295"/> | * Publication of video materials that are blocked on ].<ref name="BBCtrending41915295"/> | ||
| * Attempts at disrupting the recruitment of the ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} | * Attempts at disrupting the recruitment of the ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} | ||
| * Attempted destruction of the electronic system of the ] prior to the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=CyberBerkut announces destruction of electronic system of Ukraine's Central Election Commission|url=http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_05_23/CyberBerkut-announces-destruction-of-electronic-system-of-Ukraines-Central-Election-Commission-5809/|newspaper=Voice of Russia}}</ref> | * Attempted destruction of the electronic system of the ] prior to the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=CyberBerkut announces destruction of electronic system of Ukraine's Central Election Commission|url=http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_05_23/CyberBerkut-announces-destruction-of-electronic-system-of-Ukraines-Central-Election-Commission-5809/|newspaper=Voice of Russia|access-date=2014-05-23|archive-date=2014-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017065221/http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_05_23/CyberBerkut-announces-destruction-of-electronic-system-of-Ukraines-Central-Election-Commission-5809/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| * Publishing lists of alleged Ukrainian military deserters{{cn|date=December 2020}} | * Publishing lists of alleged Ukrainian military deserters{{cn|date=December 2020}} | ||
| * Attempts at disrupting the work of the ] by damaging the IFES system before the elections and blocking cellphones of their organisators.<ref>"На сайте проводят регламентные работы технического характера в преддверии дня выборов. Такие работы проводились и ранее, в прошлые выборы. Работы проводятся, чтобы увеличить работоспособность сайта и увеличить его скорость", — сообщил ] ] комиссии Константин Хивренко.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnews.ru/top/2014/05/23/hakery_zayavili_ob_unichtozhenii_itsistemy_cik_ukrainy_za_2_dnya_do_vyborov_prezidenta_573024|title=CNews: Õàêåðû çàÿâèëè îá óíè÷òîæåíèè ÈÒ-ñèñòåìû ÖÈÊ Óêðàèíû çà 2 äíÿ äî âûáîðîâ ïðåçèäåíòà|work=CNews.ru|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> | * Attempts at disrupting the work of the ] by damaging the IFES system before the elections and blocking cellphones of their organisators.<ref>"На сайте проводят регламентные работы технического характера в преддверии дня выборов. Такие работы проводились и ранее, в прошлые выборы. Работы проводятся, чтобы увеличить работоспособность сайта и увеличить его скорость", — сообщил ] ] комиссии Константин Хивренко.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnews.ru/top/2014/05/23/hakery_zayavili_ob_unichtozhenii_itsistemy_cik_ukrainy_za_2_dnya_do_vyborov_prezidenta_573024|title=CNews: Õàêåðû çàÿâèëè îá óíè÷òîæåíèè ÈÒ-ñèñòåìû ÖÈÊ Óêðàèíû çà 2 äíÿ äî âûáîðîâ ïðåçèäåíòà|work=CNews.ru|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| * Repeated blocking of CB's ] pages, although new ones have been made on the following day {{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}. | * Repeated blocking of CB's ] pages, although new ones have been made on the following day {{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}. | ||
| * Likely in response to attacking the websites of ] and ], CyberBerkut's websites have been temporarily disrupted. The websites started to work again on the following day.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} | * Likely in response to attacking the websites of ] and ], CyberBerkut's websites have been temporarily disrupted. The websites started to work again on the following day.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} | ||
| * Arrests of people suspected in relation to CyberBerkut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.finance.ua/ru/~/1/0/all/2014/05/25/326517|title=СБУ задержала организацию хакеров "Киберберкут" - за попытку срыва выборов президента|publisher=finance.ua|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> | * Arrests of people suspected in relation to CyberBerkut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.finance.ua/ru/~/1/0/all/2014/05/25/326517|title=СБУ задержала организацию хакеров "Киберберкут" - за попытку срыва выборов президента|publisher=finance.ua|access-date=18 February 2015|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220239/http://news.finance.ua/ru/~/1/0/all/2014/05/25/326517|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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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 | cyber-berkut |
CyberBerkut (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-uk) is a modern organized group of pro-Russian hacktivists. The group became locally known for a series of publicity stunts and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on Ukrainian government, and western or Ukrainian corporate websites. By 2018, this group was accused by western intelligence agencies, such as National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom) of being linked to the GRU, providing plausible deniability.
Background
The group emerged after the dissolution of special police force "Berkut" that became notorious for its violent repression used during the EuroMaidan demonstrations. The group is anonymous. Their proclaimed goals are fighting against neo-fascism, neo-nationalism and arbitrary power in Ukraine. To further this aim, CyberBerkut activists targeted the "Right Sector" IT resources. CyberBerkut targets included NATO and its allies.
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.
- Publishing lists of alleged Ukrainian military deserters
- Attempts at disrupting the work of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine by damaging the IFES system before the elections and blocking cellphones of their organisators.
- Temporary disruption of the websites of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Prosecutor of Ukraine. Websites of TV channels 1+1 and Inter were also temporary disrupted .
- Email hacking and publication of the conversation between Ihor Kolomoyskyi and the persecutor of the Lviv Oblast, hacking of the computer and email of a person related to Ihor Kolomoyskiy. Archives of the contents of 89 email accounts of Lviv oblast's prosecutor office employees.
- Hacking and publishing of the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov's conversation.
- Blocking of the website of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on 29 June 2014.
- Publication of the real name and biography of Semen Semenchenko – Konstantin Grishin.
- Hacking of the German Chancellery and the German Bundestag
The group also publishes pro-Donetsk People's Republic videos. In one of them it is claimed that Ukrainian security forces are living under a "Jewish occupation".
Response
- Repeated blocking of CB's Facebook pages, although new ones have been made on the following day .
- Likely in response to attacking the websites of Greystone Limited and Triple Canopy, CyberBerkut's websites have been temporarily disrupted. The websites started to work again on the following day.
- Arrests of people suspected in relation to CyberBerkut.
See also
- Hacktivism
- Internet activism
- Hacker (term)
- Denial-of-service attack
- Trolls from Olgino
- Anonymous (group)
Notes
- Tymoshenko claimed that the recording had been deliberately edited to discredit her.
References
- ^ Inside a pro-Russia propaganda machine in Ukraine, BBC News (13 November 2017)
- "Ukraine conflict: Hackers take sides in virtual war". BBC News. 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- Sherman, Justin. "Russia's Cyber Threat to Ukraine Is Vast—and Underestimated". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- Head of Ukrainian Interior Ministry signs order to dissolve "Berkut" Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Voice of Russia (25 February 2014)
Ukraine's Berkut police: What makes them special?, BBC News (25 February 2014) - ^ Wagstyl, Stefan (7 January 2015). "Ukraine separatists claim cyber attack on German government sites". Financial Times.
- "NATO websites targeted in attack claimed by Ukrainian hacker group Cyber Berkut". ABC News. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- jenny. "Ukrainian Hacker Group CyberBerkut Launched a DDoS-attack on NATO". revolution-news.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "CyberBerkut takes vengeance on American private military com". Pastebin. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "Anonymous Ukraine Claims to hack and leak secret email conversations of Vitali Klitschko's UDAR party". HackRead. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- Jeffrey Carr. "Digital Dao". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "Телефонный разговор между Шуфричем и Тимошенко. 18 марта 2014 года в 23:17 по украинскому времени". YouTube. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "Tymoshenko admits speaking to Shufrych, says her words about Russians were edited". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- Piret Pernik: teine taktika, sama strateegia (in Estonian)
- Eduard Kovacs (17 March 2014). "Three NATO Websites Disrupted by Ukrainian Hackers of Cyber Berkut". softpedia. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 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. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- "На сайте проводят регламентные работы технического характера в преддверии дня выборов. Такие работы проводились и ранее, в прошлые выборы. Работы проводятся, чтобы увеличить работоспособность сайта и увеличить его скорость", — сообщил РИА Новости пресс-секретарь комиссии Константин Хивренко.
- "CNews: Õàêåðû çàÿâèëè îá óíè÷òîæåíèè ÈÒ-ñèñòåìû ÖÈÊ Óêðàèíû çà 2 äíÿ äî âûáîðîâ ïðåçèäåíòà". CNews.ru. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ""КиберБеркут": Коломойский спонсировал части Нацгвардии на юго-востоке". 25 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ""Life.ru" — информационный портал". Life.ru. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- "КиберБеркут утверждает: на Украине готовится военный переворот". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- правды», Дарья ИВАШКИНА | Сайт «Комсомольской (22 April 2014). "Хакеры заявили, что взломали переписку Авакова об убийстве Сашко Билого". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "ТАСС: Международная панорама - Организация "Киберберкут" заблокировала сайт президента Украины". ТАСС. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "Хакеры узнали настоящее имя командира батальона "Донбасс"". Вести.ру. 30 July 2014.
- Cyber-Angriff auf Kanzleramt und Bundestag, Die Welt, 7 January 2015.
- "СБУ задержала организацию хакеров "Киберберкут" - за попытку срыва выборов президента". finance.ua. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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- Intellectual property activism
- Internet-based activism
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- Russo-Ukrainian War
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