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CyberBerkut

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.net/

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.

Background

The group emerged after the dissolution of special police force "Berkut" that came as a consequence of the violent repression used during the EuroMaidan demonstrations. Composition is not known, for obvious reasons members of the community tend to remain anonymous, one of many groups visible only in social networks. 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. 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.
• Publishing lists of alleged Ukrainian military deserters

See also

• Hacktivism
• Internet activism
• Hacker (term)
• Denial-of-service attack
• Anonymous (group)

Notes

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2. Tymoshenko claimed that the recording had been deliberately edited to discredit her.

References

1. Ukrainian CyberBerkut takes down NATO websites
2. NATO websites targeted in attack claimed by Ukrainian hacker group Cyber Berkut
3. Ukrainian Hacker Group CyberBerkut Launched a DDoS-attack on NATO
4. CyberBerkut takes vengeance on American private military companies
5. Anonymous Ukraine Claims to hack and leak secret email conversations of Vitali Klitschko’s UDAR party
6. Cyber Berkut and Anonymous Ukraine: Co-opted Hacktivists and Accidental Comedians
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFCmJ-VGhA
9. Piret Pernik: teine taktika, sama strateegia Template:Et icon
10. Three NATO Websites Disrupted by Ukrainian Hackers of Cyber Berkut
11. NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension.
12. "CyberBerkut announces destruction of electronic system of Ukraine's Central Election Commission". Voice of Russia.
13. "КиберБеркут: Украинские солдаты массово дезертируют из армии". RT Online. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

External links

• Official web-site
• Official page in Facebook
• Official page in Twitter

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