Cyber Partisans
- First seen
- 2020-01-01 00:00:00
- Origin
- BY
- Primary motivation
- ideology
- Sophistication
- intermediate
- Resource level
- team
- Actor type
- hacktivist
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:12:09
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector media-and-entertainment education-and-nonprofits transportation-and-logistics
Targeted regions: country_code:by country_code:ua
Context
The Cyber Partisans, a hacktivist group based in Belarus, has been involved in various cyber-attacks targeting organizations and infrastructure in Belarus and Ukraine. They have hacked and wiped the network of the Belarusian Telegraph Agency, targeted the Belarusian Red Cross, and conducted ransomware attacks on the Belarusian Railway and Belarusian State University. The group aims to expose alleged crimes committed by pro-government organizations and disrupt operations supporting the Russian military operation against Ukraine. They have also leaked stolen data to journalists and expressed support for Ukraine.
Reports & references
- blog.sekoia.io — The Transportation Sector Cyber Threat Overview (report)
- riskybiznews.substack.com — Risky Biz News Cyber Partisans Hack (report)
- therecord.media — Cyber Partisans Belarusian State University Attack (report)
- therecord.media — Pro Ukraine Hackers Leak Russian Data In Hopes Someone Will Make Sense Of It (report)
- therecord.media — This App Will Self Destruct How Belarusian Hackers Created An Alternative Telegram For Activists (report)