Russian Hackers Attacked Ukrainian Data in Poland [FULL LIST OF ATTACKED INSTITUTIONS]

Russian Hackers Conduct the Largest Cyberattack in the Modern History of the War in Ukraine, Including on the Servers of the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice

Russian hackers carried out the largest cyberattack in the modern history of the war in Ukraine, targeting, among others, the servers of the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice. It turns out that in the operation conducted a few days ago, one of the most protected registries was destroyed, specifically data from civil registry offices. Hackers claim they also destroyed data on servers in Poland.

Russian Hackers Destroyed Data

The Ukrainian government assures that most of the information stolen by the Russians was already publicly available, and the data they destroyed can be recovered from backups.

A significant problem concerns information from the State Civil Registry. This is one of the most protected registries, where not highly secret data are stored, such as records of births, deaths, or marriages, but it also contains legally protected data related to adoption secrets.

Photo: Screenshot from XakNetTeam publication

Malicious Hackers Have Not Attacked for the First Time

The attack conducted a few days ago differed from typical hacking exploits because the Russians’ goal was not only data theft but possibly primarily their destruction. The attack temporarily paralyzed many state institutions. Hackers from the XakNet Team group, who boasted about the attack, claim they stole and deleted over 1 billion data rows, including those stored on servers in Poland.

This time, hackers targeted, among others, databases of civil registry acts, registers of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, as well as the register of property rights and their encumbrances. Restoring this data may take several more weeks.

This is not the first destructive attack of its kind. A few months ago, Russian hackers attempted to paralyze Ukraine’s banking system in a similar manner.

According to Olga Stefanyshyn, the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, the cyberattack led to the temporary suspension of the Unified Register and the State Register, which are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. It was determined that the attack was organized by Russian hackers, and its goal was to disrupt the functioning of key state services.

Photo: Screenshot from XakNetTeam publication

Russian Hackers Claim to Have Captured and Deleted Data from the Following Registers:

• Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs, and Public Organizations
• Unified Register of Public Formations
• Register of Public Associations
• State Register of Movable Property Encumbrances
• State Register of Property Rights
• Unified Register of Private Executors of Ukraine
• Automated Enforcement Proceedings System
• Unified Debtors Register
• Unified Register of Convicted and Arrested Persons
• Unified Register of Special Forms of Notarial Documents
• Unified State Electronic System of E-Notary
• Unified Register of Notaries
• Register of Special Forms of Documents of the Information System of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
• Unified Register of Powers of Attorney
• Inheritance Book
• State Register of Civil Registry Acts of Citizens
• Unified State Register of Persons Subject to the Provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Power Purge”
• Automated System “Bankruptcy and Insolvency”
• Electronic Apostille Register
• Unified Register of Arbitration Managers of Ukraine
• Unified Register of Real Estate Transfer Bans
• Register of Real Estate Ownership Rights
• State Register of Mortgages
• Unified Register of Entrepreneurs Subject to Bankruptcy Proceedings
• Unified Register of Notarized Powers of Attorney
• Unified Register of Wills and Succession Matters
• State Register of Movable Property Pledges
• Unified State Register of Civic Associations and Charitable Organizations
• State Register of Transactions
• Unified State Register of Enforcement Proceedings
• State Register of Personal Databases
• State Register of Printed Media and Information Agencies as Information Entities