Hackers breach Belarusian railway network to disrupt movement of Russian troops

BELARUS - A group of Belarusian hackers said on Monday that they had breached computers used by Belarus's railway network and encrypted data stored on them in an effort to disrupt the movement of Russian troops into the country.

The group said that it would return the railway network's computers to normal working mode on condition that Belarus's government stop Russian troops from entering the territory of Belarus, in addition to releasing 50 political prisoners who are in need of medical care.amid fears of a Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

A website for the Belarusian Railway describes its division in Minsk is"one of the most important strategic hubs for railway transportation between Russia, the Baltic States and Western Europe". "We understand why they did it. It sends a very strong message. And the demands from the hackers are directly related to the upcoming military drills."

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