The Soltsnepek channel, originally created to publish personal data of Ukrainian military personnel, according to Mandiant, after rebranding in 2023, also became a channel through which the GRU “leaks” data obtained as a result of its hacks. To create the illusion of virality, the publications of the People’s CyberArmy, Solntsepek and XakNet are reposted by a large network of Telegram channels, also created after the start of Russia (*aggressor country)’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – in particular, as Mandiant notes, the Joker DPR channel. According to The Insider, Joker DNR was associated with the owners of the Killnet channel network before its rebranding in early 2024.
