Navalny's legacy: Hackers retaliate with bold strike on Russian prison system
2 April 2024 18:18
The aftermath of Alexei Navalny's death, the leader of the Russian opposition, continues to resonate. The 47-year-old lawyer was buried at the Borisov Cemetery in Moscow. He remains in people's thoughts who still ponder over the real cause of his death. CNN reported that hackers accessed data on thousands of prisoners from the Federal Prison Service system after the incident. The question remains whether the mystery will ever be unravelled.
As CNN revealed, mere hours after the opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in February, a band of anti-Kremlin hackers sought vengeance on a Russian prison.
By infiltrating the computer network linked to the Russian penal system, the hackers managed to display a photo of Navalny on the website of a compromised prison contractor, we learn from the report.
Moreover, the hackers exploited access to the Russian prison system's online store, where families purchase food for inmates. They set the prices of pasta and canned beef to one ruble, approximately 0.01 pounds.
More significantly, the hacktivist group exfiltrated data on thousands of inmates. The activists declared their intention to use this database to spread the word about Navalny's death and his cause.
According to CNN, the hackers obtained the records of 800,000 prisoners and their kin. Time will tell if they deliver on their promises.
Navalny's death sends shockwaves across the globe
On February 16, world media were awash with the news of Alexei Navalny's demise. The prison service claimed that the opposition figure collapsed during a stroll. Despite attempts at resuscitation, he could not be revived. Yulia Navalnaya, the politician's widow, firmly believes that her husband was assassinated on orders from the Kremlin.
Following Alexei Navalny's death, his mother, Ludmila, filed a lawsuit in a Russian court, arguing that her son did not receive the necessary medical attention. An ironic twist in the response suggested that the only individual qualified to file such a lawsuit was Alexei Navalny himself.
