Belarus hacktivists target railway in anti-Russia effort

Belarusian Railways said its web resources were inaccessible and online ticket sales were halted for unspecified "technical reasons.” State authorities would not comment on the attack. — AP

A Belarusian hacktivist group says it has launched a limited cyberattack on the national railway company, aimed at impeding the movement of Russian troops and freight inside the Moscow-allied country. It said it encrypted some servers, databases and workstations.

The group, Belarusian Cyber Partisans, said it had disrupted the online sale of tickets in Monday's attack and was working to fix that as it did not intend to disturb regular passenger service.