What we know about Russia’s tagging of two hacker groups as extremist organizations

The Supreme Court of Russia has ruled to grant a claim seeking to designate the hacker groups Cyberpartizans and Silent Crow as extremist organizations, a TASS correspondent reports from the courtroom. Supreme Court’s ruling- The Supreme Court has ruled to grant the claim, seeking to designate the hacker groups Cyberpartizans and Silent Crow as extremist organizations and ban their activities in Russia. Reasons- Hacker groups Cyberpartizans and Silent Crow were designated as extremist organizations due to their cooperation with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Supreme Court’s press service told TASS. - The Supreme Court’s press service added that the Silent Crow group previously went by the names CyberWar and Cyber LegionsUA. - In November 2022, the hacker group Cyberpartizans reported an attack on the General Radio Frequency Center, which operates under the purview of Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor.