The underground movement 'Black Spark' claims to have infiltrated… (алабуг · дрон · чёрный)
The underground movement 'Black Spark' claims to have infiltrated the drone production facility in Alabuga and left 'surprises' in the drones. The 'Black Spark' also states that the Alabuga website was hacked.
Consensus
- The event involves a masked group called 'Black Spark' infiltrating a drone production facility in Alabuga, Tatarstan.
- The drones produced are known as 'Geran-2' and 'Geran-3' in Russia, based on Iranian 'Shahed' drones.
- The facility is part of a special economic zone (OEZ) in the Elabuga district of Tatarstan.
- The group claims to have stolen employee data and supply chain information.
- The group allegedly planted explosives in drone batches that would cause them to explode upon launch.
- The Alabuga website was reportedly hacked by the group, with an archived copy showing a message from 'Black Spark'.
Points of divergence
- The group worked inside the facility for several months, collecting data from servers and extracting databases of people involved in assembling the drones. — meduza
- The hackers claim to have uploaded hundreds of 'surprises' into drone batches, but this has not been independently verified. — novaya_eu
Coverage (2 sources)
- Underground group 'Black Spark' claims to have infiltrated the drone factory in Alabuga and left 'surprises' in the drones — Meduza
- Hacked site of 'Alabuga' drone collection facility claims to have obtained employee database and supply chain details — Новая газета Европа