Russian websites down as Ukraine asks hacking groups for help

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Anonymous has claimed responsibility for several attacks already
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Anonymous has claimed responsibility for several attacks already

Government websites went down on Thursday as hacking groups around the world began to punish Russia

Several Russian government websites, including the official Kremlin site, were intermittently unavailable to users in Russia and other parts of the world on Thursday. The websites went down just...

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