A few days before the most important celebration in Russia, Ukrainian hackers They hit the country where it hurts the most. According to the Russian newspaper VedomostiUkrainian hacktivists carried out DDoS attacks on a website that controls the vodka supply chain in Russia. Because of this, companies were unable to deliver batches of the drink to stores and distributors this week.

Members of the disBalancer group attacked the website of the State Alcohol Accounting Information System (EGAIS). Russian media report that the group attacked on May 2 and 3, interrupting the registration of shipments. Distributors and marketers confirmed statements who had problems with the network, so the delivery of products was interrupted.

Unlike other countries, Russian producers and distributors of alcoholic beverages are required to register all their shipments on the EGAIS portal. If there is no information in the network, the supply chain is broken and chaos will reign until the end of time.

“Due to a massive disruption, factories are unable to accept alcohol tanks, and buyers — shops and distributors — cannot receive finished products that have already been delivered to them,” said an employee of a manufacturing company.

EGAIS notified its partners about the system failure and made sure that everything returned to normal the next day. While the portal was partially operational, the attack disrupted food deliveries to retailers and restaurants. During on the night of May 4, deliveries were suspended, which led to the overflow of several warehouses in Russia.

Russia could run out of vodka on shelves if hackers continue from Ukraine

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Igor Kosarev, a spokesman for Ladoga vodka, said the company had accumulated backlogs to download more than 1,500 records, expecting there will be delays until the situation normalizes. While this delay will not negatively impact May 9 celebrations, some wine executives are concerned.

Alexander Lipilin, director of the Beluga Group, confirmed that sales to the end consumer remain unchanged. If the failure lasts longer than planned – or if there are more DDoS attacks that compromise the EGAIS infrastructure – likely shortage of vodka and other spirits on store shelves. Beluga is the largest producer of alcoholic beverages in Russia.

In accordance with Journal “Infosecurity”domains linked to egais.ru circulated in the Telegram channel IT armyassociated with hackers from Ukraine. Group disBalancer Offers Its Liberator DDoS Attack Tool against propaganda websites or sources that promote the Russian invasion. The app is available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

While Liberator can amplify hacker attacks against Russia, Avast researchers report that its use is unsafe. “Analysis of one of these tools shows that it is not secure, as it collects personal data that can identify users,” they note. The data includes IP address, country code, city, location derived from IP address, username, hardware and system configuration.

“The simple, easy-to-use tools distributed through these initiatives can pose a privacy and security risk to the person downloading them,” they said. In addition to disBalancer, other groups hacked Russian government offices and systems in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Source: Hiper Textual

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