It was revealed that hackers who immigrated from Russia to Turkey cooperated with Turkish hackers. In fact, cyber crimes in Turkey have begun to increase. However, Russian hackers target foreign nationals more than Turks.
Türkiye, especially in recent years, has been on the agenda with discussions about immigrants. Here; We’re not just talking about immigrants from countries like Syria, Pakistan or Afghanistan. Last year Russia The war between Turkey and Ukraine also caused Turkey to receive external migration. Ukrainians whose country is under attack and Russian President Vladimir Putin compulsory military service decision Many Russians who fled the country after the crisis have settled in Turkey.
Of course, this has some implications for Türkiye. In the mainstream media, there is talk about immigrants almost every day. problems are mentioned We bear witness. The events in the news are mostly related to Syrians and Afghans. However Russians also started committing crimes in Turkey appeared. According to the Financial Times, Russian hackers have significantly increased their activities in Turkey.
The police are on alert!
According to the information obtained, Russian hackers, most of whom were software engineers and young people, started to operate here after coming to Turkey. In fact, the Financial Times, which interviewed unnamed officials, reported that some Russian hackers were working with Turkish hackers. partnership He claims that they are in it. Russian hackers are trying to make a living with relatively small-scale internet frauds. That being the case Department of Combating Cyber Crimes, is literally on alert. It is stated that cyber crimes have increased mostly in the Antalya region.
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They do not target Turks to avoid drawing attention to themselves!
One of the striking information about Russian hackers is their target audience. According to the information obtained, hackers tried to avoid attracting the attention of law enforcement officers. They do not target Turks. Hackers who carry out attacks on foreign nationals use the data they steal on known platforms they sell.
They communicate through hundreds of groups on Telegram
Instant messaging platform according to Financial Times Telegramhas become the primary medium through which hackers communicate. So much so that Russian hackers also provide “training” to Turkish hackers in these groups. This course focuses on complex codes for compiling data and selling those compilations. In fact, Russian hackers, especially for stolen data With connections in Germany They act as a bridge between Turkish hackers. According to an unnamed Turkish cyber security expert quoted by the Financial Times, Russian and Turkish hackers are working on how to convert stolen cryptocurrencies into Turkish lira via Telegram. To get a Turkish passport They also have conversations about what to do.
Let’s especially point out this; Hackers from Russia not very big names. However, according to the Turkish cyber security expert, they are in good cooperation with Turkish hackers. This collaboration increased the efficiency of hackers and now almost everything is automated. This is due to cyber attacks, which have already been on the rise recently. with great momentum shows that it will continue to increase. Be more careful than ever when using the internet lately.