{"id":1061482,"date":"2022-10-06T03:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T07:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1061482"},"modified":"2022-10-06T03:57:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T07:57:23","slug":"russian-speaking-hackers-target-us-websites-in-a-series-of-cyberattacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1061482","title":{"rendered":"Russian-Speaking Hackers Target US Websites In A Series of Cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cyber_attack-300x188-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"cyber_attack\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A pro-Putin hacking cell has announced plans to wreak havoc across official US websites over the next three days.<\/p>\n<p>The website is believed to have been subject to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which seeks to disrupt a site by flooding it with web traffic in a bid to try and knock it offline.<\/p>\n<p>For each of the websites, the hackers have detailed how they plan to disrupt the services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"schema-post-type-header \">\n<div class=\"title-header\">\n<h2> Russian-speaking hackers knock US state government websites offline | CNN Politics <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-holder\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/201119223712-enganos-digitales-camilo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"meta-holder\">\n<p>Russian-speaking hackers on Wednesday claimed responsibility for knocking offline state government websites in Colorado, Kentucky and Mississippi, among other states \u2014 the latest example of apparent politically motivated hacking following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/05\/politics\/russian-hackers-state-government-websites\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Continue reading on <span>CNN<\/span> <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"schema-post-type-header \">\n<div class=\"title-header\">\n<h2> Russian hackers reveal list of American targets for attack <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-holder\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cyber-security.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"meta-holder\">\n<p>The alleged attack by Killnet temporarily knocked out several government websites on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/russian-hackers-list-american-targets-attack-1749218\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Continue reading on <span>Newsweek<\/span> <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"schema-post-type-header \">\n<div class=\"title-header\">\n<h2> Montenegro wrestles with massive cyberattack; Russia blamed   <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-holder\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/220912-Rasko-Konjevic-ew-920a-38648a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"meta-holder\">\n<p>The coordinated attack, which started around Aug. 20, crippled online government information platforms and put Montenegro?s essential infrastructure at high risk.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/security\/montenegro-wrestles-massive-cyberattack-russia-blamed-rcna47277\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Continue reading on <span>NBC News<\/span> <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: TG Daily &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/tgdaily.com\/news\/russian-speaking-hackers-target-us-websites-in-a-series-of-cyberattacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian-Speaking Hackers Target US Websites In A Series of Cyberattacks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pro-Putin hacking cell has announced plans to wreak havoc across official US websites over the next three days. 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