A hacker group, Solntsepek, claimed responsibility for a disruptive breach of Kyivstar, a major Ukrainian mobile and internet provider. The breach caused outages in various regions of Ukraine, including Lviv, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Poltava. Kyivstar's president, Oleksandr Komarov, stated that about 40% of the company's infrastructure was destroyed, with the hackers aiming to create chaos. Kyivstar has restored full services after the cyber-attack and will cancel plan fees for users, allocating millions of dollars for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The hacker attack destroyed about 40% of #Kyivstar's infrastructure, the company's president, Oleksandr Komarov, said. According to him, the hackers had specific objectives, primarily aiming to maximize destruction and "create chaos." 📷: AFP https://t.co/tG6Ju9yIVm
The hacker attack destroyed about 40% of #Kyivstar's infrastructure, the company's president, Oleksandr Komarov, said. According to him, the hackers had specific objectives, the primary one being to maximize the destruction of the infrastructure and "create chaos." 📷: AFP https://t.co/p4sKOjsX5T
Kyivstar Restores Full Services After Massive #HackerAttack Ukraine’s largest mobile telephone operator is running again after a huge cyber-attack. #Kyivstar will also cancel the plan fee for its users and allocate millions of dollars for the #AFU. https://t.co/pFHzw8lqTm
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⚡️ Kyivstar reports outages in parts of Ukraine. Kyivstar, Ukraine's leading phone operator, reported outages in cities in the west and south of the country, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing Kyivstar spokesperson Iryna Lelichenko. Lelichenko did not comment on the cause.
❗️#Kyivstar suffers another outage. Users from different regions, including Lviv, Mykolaiv, #Kyiv and Poltava regions, have reported the absence of mobile communication. The company's specialists are working to restore services. https://t.co/OQP84naJLj
A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek—previously linked to Russia’s notorious Sandworm hackers—says it carried out a disruptive breach of Kyivstar, a major Ukrainian mobile and internet provider. https://t.co/CC3HcDNbRm