Ukrainian hackers and intel officers partner up in apparent hack of a top Russian bank

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Ukrainian hackers and intel officers partner up in apparent hack of a top Russian bank
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The Ukrainian hacktivists wrote in a blog post — posted on their own site — that they would be sharing data obtained from the Russian bank hack with investigative journalists.

Victor Berzkin/APPeople stand in line to withdraw money from an ATM of Alfa Bank in Moscow last year.Two Ukrainian hacktivist groups are claiming to have broken into Russia's largest private bank, Alfa-Bank.

The official did not share additional details about how the SBU participated or any further plans for sharing the stolen data. Ukrainian journalists including from cybersecurity website The RecordWhile the hacktivists did not immediately respond to a request to discuss the breach, they wrote in the blog post — posted on their own site —Alfa-Bank has not publicly responded to the news of the hack.Hacking has become a tool for Ukraine's resistance.

Beyond western sanctions, hacktivism and volunteer cyber operations have become important tools for Ukraine in its resistance to Russia's invasion.While the IT Army is one of the most well-known groups, officially endorsed by Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation in the early days of the war, there are many other volunteer groups launching operations ranging from mildly disruptive denial of service attacks to large-scale breaches and data dumps.

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