Cyber ·
Rosstat confirms cyberattack claimed by Belarusian and pro-Ukrainian hackers
On 2 November 2026, Russia's federal statistics agency, Rosstat, confirmed a cyberattack claimed by an alliance of Belarusian and pro-Ukrainian hackers, who say they stole large volumes of sensitive government data. The source text does not detail the extent of the theft.
According to the source text, published on 2 November 2026 from a machine translation of The Record feed, an alliance of Belarusian and pro-Ukrainian hackers claimed an attack on Rosstat, Russia's federal statistics agency. The agency confirmed the cyberattack. The attackers say they stole large volumes of sensitive government data, but the source does not describe the content or extent of that theft. This claim should be treated as unverified.
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