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Russian hackers reportedly attack Armenian government database

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Russian hackers have reportedly hacked into an Armenian government-operated database. Armenia has previously been the target of a number of cyberattacks by Russian hackers amidst an ongoing deterioration of its relations with Russia. Reports of the attack first emerged on Wednesday, with RFE/RL citing a Telegram post in a private, inaccessible channel allegedly run by a Russian hacking group that claimed to have successfully infiltrated the database using an FTP code transfer system. ‘The da

Hackers target OC Media with brute force attack
Cyberattack

Hackers target OC Media with brute force attack

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A cyberattack against OC Media briefly took the website offline on Thursday. For several hours the site was unreachable after being flooded with thousands of failed login attempts. The attackers used a brute force attack in what appeared to be an attempt to gain access to the website. The site previously experienced difficulties on 5 October. As of Thursday afternoon, OC Media’s technical team had resolved the issue, blocking the attack. OC Media were unable to identify who was behind the

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