Anonymous NB65 reports hack on Russian payment system QIWI

The Anonymous hacker group NB65 has targeted a Russian payment platform Qiwi and leaked 7 million payment card data as proof of a successful hack.

On May 1, NB65 tweeted they have gained access to Qiwi’s databases for operation OpRussia:

QIWI plc is a Russian giant that provides payment and financial services in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States countries.

NB65 also tweeted that it managed to extract 10.5TB of information comprising 30 million payment records and filtered 12.5 million credit cards of Qiwi customers. The hacking group also posted a statement revealing that the cyberattack was aimed at disrupting the Russian financial system.

The NB65 operators released the last five million cards from Qiwi's customer base today:

At the same time, Ukrainian hackers disrupted alcohol shipments in Russia after committing DDoS attacks against a critical online portal.