# Moscow-area EV charging stations go offline and screens show anti-Putin text

- Date: 2022-03-01
- Location: Moscow region, Russia
- Type: Screen hijack
- Sector: Other

Public EV charging stations outside Moscow went offline in what looked like a hack. Their screens showed anti-Putin text and the slogan Glory to Ukraine. The attack came in early 2022, around the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

## Sources

- [Hackers Appear To Have Disabled Russian EV Chargers; Leaving Anti-Putin Messages](https://invidis.com/sixteen-nine/2022/03/01/hackers-appear-to-have-disabled-russian-ev-chargers-leaving-anti-putin-messages/) (Sixteen:Nine)
- [Russian EV Chargers Hacked, Screen Reads "Glory To Ukraine!"](https://insideevs.com/news/570958/russia-electric-car-chargers-hacked/) (InsideEVs)

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