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Hacker who carried out attacks against Bulgarian government websites has been identified

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The person who carried out the hacker attack against Bulgarian government websites has been identified, Deputy Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov told BTA. According to him, the person is not in Bulgaria, but on the territory of Russia. Sarafov said that actions for legal assistance in connection with the investigation are forthcoming.

Yesterday, government websites became the target of an attack. At a press conference, Sarafov announced that it was carried out from the city of Magnitogorsk in the Russian Federation


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