A
well-known Ukrainian hacking group opposed to the Kiev government has revealed
that Ukrainian authorities are carrying out a police sweep across Mariupol
against regime opponents, and that authorities plan a "pilot project of
military-civilian administration" in the city.
Ukrainian hacking collective CyberBerkut has reported
that they have obtained a series of documents from the Ministry
of Information Policy in Mariupol, featuring correspondence
about the need for a pro-Ukrainian social-psychological propaganda
campaign, and noting that a "sweep" of the city is taking place.
According to the group, over 100 people have
been arrested over the past few days.
CyberBerkut claims to have obtained correspondence
belonging to Ukrainian Ministry of Information Policy
Minister
Tatyana Popova, one of which recommends a "pilot project
of military-civilian administration" in the embattled city.
"Everything began with an analysis of the
information environment in Mariupol, reported to Tatyana
Popova," the hackers reported. This analysis, which "reads more
like a denunciation," was prepared by social psychologist Oleg
Pokalchuk, who reported that the city lacks pro-Ukrainian propaganda, that the
Greek community there is pro-Russian, and that the priests of the Moscow
Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church are carrying out anti-Ukrainian
subversive activities. Popova advised her colleagues to pay "close
attention" to Pokalchuk's report.
CyberBerkut promised to publish more of the
internal correspondence between the Ministry and its workers at a
later date.
It was earlier reported that Ukrainian authorities were
looking to "root out informants" accused of passing
sensitive information to anti-Kiev militia. Media have spoken
of residents being taken away for questioning, some by armed men
offering no official identification papers.
CyberBerkut is a group of hackers opposed
to the current government in Kiev. Since the start of the
conflict in Ukraine, the group has conducted a series of high-profile
hacks. It has recently reported on the details of US plans
to send arms to Ukraine, revealed information revealing the high
casualty figures among Ukrainian army, information about snipers
on Maidan Square, and Victoria Nuland's famous "F**k the EU!"
exchange with US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt.
Source: Sputnik News 06-03-2015
