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Moscow's Triumphal Square, host to a number pf protesting Russians demonstrating against the recent elections, was the hot topic with online Tweeters -- only to be drowned in a flood of pro-Kremlin messages.
According to security officials, hijacked computers may have been used to disrupt chat about Russian political protests on Twitter (based around the hashtag #triumphalnaya), with the attack having been engineered using a botnet. The suggestion comes after analyzing the rate, about 10 per second, at which the pro-government messages were posted using thousands of twitter accounts, many of which were compromised.
The protests follow accusations of rigging aimed at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whose United Russia party has seen a visible dip in popularity.
According to security officials, hijacked computers may have been used to disrupt chat about Russian political protests on Twitter (based around the hashtag #triumphalnaya), with the attack having been engineered using a botnet. The suggestion comes after analyzing the rate, about 10 per second, at which the pro-government messages were posted using thousands of twitter accounts, many of which were compromised.
The protests follow accusations of rigging aimed at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whose United Russia party has seen a visible dip in popularity.
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