CYBER-PARTISANS
Original name: Кіберпартызаны
Start of activity: September 1, 2020 Country of origin: Belarus Type of resistance: partisans
A Belarusian decentralized group of anonymous hacktivists that emerged in September 2020. They are renowned for a series of successful cyberattacks on the resources of Belarusian security forces and government agencies, the release of compromising materials on Belarusian security forces, and the public disclosure of official and secret information. The group began its activities in response to state terror against protesters.
Belarusian cyber-partisans report that they have successfully attacked the Russian company Khimvolokno. Belarusian cyber-partisans report that they have successfully attacked Khimvolokno—Russia's largest supplier of nylon fibers used to manufacture helmet…