The key facts
- Suspicious posts appeared in the Telegram channel of Belgorod Region's operations headquarters after 02:00 on November 2
- The messages contained false threat warnings and obscene language
- Earlier, the Hitcore group claimed responsibility for hacking Ukraine's alert map
What happened in the operations headquarters channel
The Telegram channel of the operational headquarters of Belgorod Region has, reportedly, been subjected to an external attack. According to Life.ru, after two o'clock in the morning on November 2, the channel began displaying repeated messages with uncharacteristic content: rude addresses, false warnings about threats, distorted 'recommendations,' and profanity.
Connection to the attack on Ukraine's air alert map
The publication links the incident to an earlier report that Russian hackers claimed involvement in hacking Ukraine's air alert map. The Hitcore group claimed responsibility for that attack, with its members stating that they had gained access to the system through an administrator's computer. After the alleged hack, the symbol 'ZOV' appeared on the alert map. However, a direct link between the hack of the operations headquarters channel and Hitcore's actions has not been confirmed in the publications — the channel hack is only reported as an assumption.
