Russian Radio Station Hacked to Broadcast Ukrainian Nationwide Anthem

The Kommersant FM’s on-line bulletin was abruptly interrupted to play Ukraine’s anthem and anti-war songs by anti-war hackers to protest in opposition to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The web bulletin broadcast of a Russian radio station, Kommersant FM, was interrupted on Wednesday. The content material was changed with the Ukrainian nationwide anthem and antiwar songs. Nonetheless, the published was shortly taken off the air. The station launched the next assertion to verify the hack:

“The radio station has been hacked. The web stream will quickly be reinstated.”

Kommersant FM’s editor-in-chief, Alexey Vorobyov, instructed the state-owned information company, Tass, that the web stream was hacked on Wednesday, and their technical specialists have been determining the assault’s origin.

Particulars of the Incident

The hackers disrupted the lunchtime bulletin of the focused radio station, which is Kommersant newspaper’s radio offshoot. BBC Monitoring reporter Francis Scarr tweeted that the radio station performed the Ukrainian anthem “Oh, the Crimson Viburnum within the Meadow.”

Furthermore, the hackers performed Russian rock band Nogu Svelo! ‘s music titled “We Don’t Want a Warfare,” that includes a quote from Russia’s overseas minister Sergei Lavrov which suggests “a tricky man at all times retains his phrase.”

Try the recording of the Ukrainian nationwide anthem taking part in on Kommersant FM after the hacking.