Belarus
BLR
Belarusian Railway cyberattack disrupts electronic ticketing and rail IT services
On 24 January 2022 Belarusian Cyber-Partisans claimed to encrypt Belarusian Railway servers and databases. The railway acknowledged technical problems and suspended online ticket issuance, requiring customers to use ticket offices; reported effects on freight movements were not independently established to the same standard.
71
Estimated severity
71 / 100
88
Source reliability
88 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-01-24
Targeted Company
BELARUSIAN RAILWAY
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Belarus
Affected countries
Belarus
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Transportation
Affected departments
Information TechnologySales
Attack Profile
Attack types
RansomwareUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
BELARUSIAN CYBER-PARTISANS
Sources
Incident Sources
therecord.mediahttps://therecord.media/cyber-partisans-hacktivists-claim-credit-for-cyberattack-on-belarusian-railwaysksat.comhttps://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2022/01/24/belarus-hacktivists-target-railway-in-anti-russia-effort/wired.comhttps://www.wired.com/story/belarus-railways-ransomware-hack-cyber-partisans/