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Hackers changed the call sign of a Putin-linked superyacht to ‘FCKPTN’ and set the ship’s destination as ‘hell’

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The yacht 'Graceful' of Russian President Vladimir Putin is moored at the port of Sochi, Russia, 13 July 2015.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s superyacht seen moored at the port of Sochi, Russia, in 2015.Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images

  • Members of the “hactivist” collective Anonymous have messed with a superyacht believed to be owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  • The hackers changed the yacht’s call sign to “FCKPTN” and the ship’s destination to “hell.”

  • “Now Putin’s yacht is on the right track!” the group posted on Twitter, claiming credit for the hack.

The Anonymous “hactivist” collective has messed with the call sign of a superyacht said to be owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The group claimed credit on Tuesday for the hack, which involved changing the call sign of the vessel — named Graceful — to “FCKPTN” and altering the craft’s destination to “hell.”

The Anonymous group claimed credit for the hack with a tweet reading: “Now Putin’s yacht is on the right track! 😉 #FckPutin.”

At press time, tracking information on the vessel seen on Marinetraffic.com showed that the superyacht’s call sign had been updated to “ANONYMO” with “FCKPTN” being the boat’s destination instead.

The hackers said they managed to pull off the hack by getting into the Automatic Identification System, a vessel tracking system, per reporting from independent journalist Ryan Gallagher.

The hackers told Gallagher that they wanted to “put a little smile on some faces for a short period in these dark times.”

The Graceful superyacht is a luxury craft believed to be worth around $100 million. The 270-foot yacht left Hamburg, Germany, abruptly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on Thursday.

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