Russian Internet Surveillance Allegedly Hacked · Global Voices
Alexey Sidorenko

Bloggers discuss alleged hack-attack [RUS] on the government surveillance system (SORM [EN]) that traces government e-mails. The Russian Federal Security Service acknowledged the attack but denied any rumors that sensitive data had been stolen although some Internet users published [RUS] screenshots of the hacked system. LJ user leicacit suggested [RUS] that the attack might be connected to the conflict of the government groups.