Ukrainian Hackers Claim to Have Breached Russian Mir Payment System

Hackers breached the Russian National Payment Card System (NSPK) website and claimed to have also gained access to the Mir payment systems, an alternative to Visa and Mastercard. It's not unusual to see the banking systems under attack from hackers, but this incident goes to show the importance of the security of any service exposed to the internet. While the Russian side has minimized the effects of the attack, the attackers say they managed to compromise more than just a website. According t