"A targeted attack was carried out on the Rostov-on-Don City Administration's information infrastructure. Information about the incident has been communicated to the relevant authorities. Efforts are underway to contain the consequences and restore the infrastructure's functionality.

Comprehensive measures are currently being taken to ensure the restoration of the functionality of the official Internet portal of the City Administration.", the administration said in a statement.

How to сообщает 161.ru, a Telegram channel allegedly linked to a group of Ukrainian hackers, previously hacked bases Yandex.Food, Gloria Jeans and other Russian companies, published internal data of the administration Rostov: photos from security cameras, screenshots of employees' desktops.

The selection of files is preceded by text in English (translation provided):

"Today we're going to reveal some information about the city of Rostov and the Rostov government. We suspect your mood has soured a bit these days following the departure of the new Wagner administration, but that doesn't mean you should stop properly maintaining your critical cybersecurity systems, indoor video surveillance, virtual machine systems, document sharing services, etc. We couldn't resist and decided to 'optimize' your network by removing redundant IT infrastructure. Please don't worry about your lost data; we'll keep it safe and sound :)".

The Rostov administration first reported the hacker attack (without details) on July 13. The city administration's website has been open since then. not available.