Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-10-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: National Payment Card System (NSPK)
Affected country: Russian Federation
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Protest
Actor: DumpForums and Ukrainian Cyber Alliance
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Ukraine
Description: Activists from the DumpForums group and the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance say they defaced a website of the government-run National Payment Card System (NSPK) and reportedly gained access to the internal systems of the consumer payment network Mir ("world" in Russian), a homegrown alternative to brands like Visa and Mastercard, is operated by the NSPK.