A little-known hacker group claimed responsibility for an attack that has disrupted service for days at CDEK, one of Russia's largest delivery companies.
The Russian-speaking hackers, who call themselves Head Mare, said they encrypted the company's servers with ransomware and destroyed backup copies of its corporate systems.
CDEK hasn't attributed the disruption to a cyberattack, but an anonymous source within the company told Russian media outlet Vedomosti that it was a ransomware attack.
Recorded Future News couldn't verify this claim, as CDEK couldn't be reached for comment.
Later on Tuesday, the head of the Russian State Duma committee on information policy said the CDEK disruption was caused by a cyberattack.
The hacker group took to X to boast about their purported breach of CDEK systems.
CDEK's communications director said in an interview with the Interfax news agency that the company intends to resume operations no later than May 29.
CDEK, which was founded in 2000 and operates as a franchise, has over 4,300 pick-up points in 31 countries as of 2023, with most located in Russia.
In 2021, the company was valued at approximately $200 million.
DEK's customers in Russia complained in comments to Russian media about the delays in parcel delivery.
Another Russian citizen told Kommersant that a delivery delay would cost him 40,000 rubles.
Head Mare is a relatively unknown hacker group that joined X in December of last year.
It has claimed responsibility for attacks on several Russian companies, including internet providers, government agencies, factories, and oil and gas companies.
The hackers have posted screenshots to confirm the alleged attacks, but the authenticity of the operations is hard to verify given the lack of public reporting about them from Russia.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Tue, 28 May 2024 17:50:13 +0000