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Hackers Leak Files: 450,000 Russians Killed in War
RUSSIA, 8 November
By John_Doe
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A digital graphic showing a cyberattack notification on a laptop screen with a background of blurred Russian state emblems.
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The Moscow Times
New reports show a massive cyberattack on Russia's statistics agency has revealed the true death toll of the war in Ukraine.
A group of hackers recently broke into Russia's government statistics agency, known as Rosstat. They managed to steal about 23 terabytes of data. This is a huge amount of information. Among the files they found were records about the war in Ukraine. According to these leaked documents, about 450,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the war began. Some earlier reports from other sources suggested a number closer to 400,000. The documents show that the rate of deaths is getting faster as the war continues. Rosstat has admitted that it was hit by a major cyberattack. They are currently…