{"id":25983,"date":"2023-10-02T23:09:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=25983"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:09:55","slug":"russian-hacker-claims-to-take-down-royal-familys-website-in-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/russian-hacker-claims-to-take-down-royal-familys-website-in-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian hacker claims to take down Royal Familys website in cyber attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg class=\"active-svg svg-change-fill\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-bookmark-done\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-to-bookmark\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31076584.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_hackerJPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>A Russian hacker is claiming to be behind a cyber &apos;attacks&apos; to have taken the Royal Family&apos;s official website offline.<\/p>\n<p>The URL royal.uk currently displays an error message stating Gateway time-out Error code 504, as hacker KillMilk have bragged on Telegram of their success.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called hacker wrote &quot;attack on pedophiles&#8230;&quot; with a sad face emoji on the messaging site. A picture of King Charles was used in the background.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Six dead in horror blaze at Spanish nightclub complex with more fatalities feared<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest <\/i><\/b><b><i>news from the Daily Star, <\/i><\/b><b><i>click here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Check Host, a website that covers sites going down, wrote: &quot;[This is] incredible if real!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31076677.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_hackersJPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The site showed a list of countries where the Royal website was down, including the UK, UAE, Ukraine, US, Turkey, Russia, Japan, Poland and more. <\/p>\n<p>KillMilk is the leader of the Russian hacktivist DDoS (denial of service) collective Killnet. He recently announced on Telegram the establishment of \u201cBlack Skills,\u201d a Private Military Hacking Company.<\/p>\n<p>The name is believed to be inspired by private military companies in Russia &#8211; primarily the Wagner Group.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31076678.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_hackedJPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31075713.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/1_MOCP_BEM_250923_xlbully_1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Just 15 people turn up to XL bully protest after &apos;bloodbath&apos; and &apos;mauling&apos; fears<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Killnet is known for its DDoS campaigns against countries supporting Ukraine, especially NATO countries, since the start of the war in February last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DDoS attacks can cause thousands of connection requests and packets to be sent to the target server or website per minute, slowing down or even stopping vulnerable systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Star has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking<\/i> <\/b><b><i>here<\/i> <\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Breaking News<\/li>\n<li>Royal Family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/breaking-russian-hacker-claims-take-31076577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. 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