The Russian lower account on Twitter, VK the target of a massive spam attack

Russian Lower House Accounts on Twitter, VK Targeted by Massive Spam Attack

Moscow (Sputnik) – the official accounts in the lower house of the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, Vkontakte and Twitter were sent Wednesday to a massive spam attack, States the press service of the state Duma of the Russian Federation the official said.

“A massive attack on the official account of the State Duma on Facebook and Twitter began April 18 at 7 PM Moscow time [16:00]. Within the hour, the number of visits to the State Duma of the Facebook pages and Twitter grew by 20,000 and continues to grow”, – noted in press service.

According to the source, speaking on Sputnk, there were about a thousand spam comments per minute on social networks the lower house of the Russian Parliament.

Although no details were available immediately, informed the head of the Russian Security Council, Nikokai Patrushev said that tens of millions of cyber attacks carried out against Russian governmental structures and production infrastructure.

Sourse: sputniknews.com

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