In an escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine's largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, has been hit by a massive cyberattack, disrupting phone, internet, and credit card payment services for 26 million subscribers. The hacker group Solntsepek, linked to Russia's Sandworm hackers, has claimed responsibility. Kyivstar, working with the Security Service of Ukraine, is still uncertain about the timeline for service restoration.
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/INEcbwifBp
The Russian hacker group Solntsepek, which has been linked to the GRU unit Sandworm, has taken credit for yesterday's massive cyberattack on Ukrainian telecom giant Kyivstar. https://t.co/3eAG5ZdjK3 https://t.co/O5UNWVv7Jd
⚡️ Kyivstar begins restoring services following cyberattack. Kyivstar, Ukraine's leading phone operator, began gradually restoring its services after a massive cyberattack caused network and internet outages, the company announced on Dec. 13. https://t.co/rClCt0LZmy
A cyberattack on Ukraine's leading mobile operator has been tied to a notorious Russian hacking group known as Sandworm. https://t.co/TomgKbOUdJ
A cyberattack on Ukraine's leading mobile operator has been tied to a notorious Russian hacking group known as Sandworm. https://t.co/FJLYRffyNG
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/dQXmAqnf6p
Kyivstar aims to restore some of mobile network on Wednesday after cyber attack https://t.co/lO56xP0szY https://t.co/jB7NN7iiMm
❗️The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is assisting #Kyivstar in restoring the network. According to preliminary estimates, today it is planned to restore fixed-line internet to households and start launching mobile and internet services. https://t.co/nD70orKspt
Meanwhile, a day after the believed Russian cyber attack, Ukraine’s Kyivstar cellphone network is still down. The company said it will restore service sometime today.
Cyberwar unleashed: Kyivstar hit amid Russia-Ukraine conflict https://t.co/XNwaXJZrXU https://t.co/9IP4to5pRN
The CEO of #Kyivstar mobile operator Oleksandr Komarov said that the terms of the resumption of the operator's services are unclear. "This morning Kyivstar became the target of a powerful hacker attack. The timeline for restoring services is still unclear," he said. https://t.co/34HurzN63t
Hackers blamed for the massive collapse of one of Ukraine’s main mobile phone operators, Kyivstar. The collapse also affected cash machines. https://t.co/4RktzoxOLZ
Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, crashed on Tuesday morning, resulting in some 26 million subscribers losing their phone and internet service, while shops throughout the country were unable to process credit payments. Read more on our website: https://t.co/Cd3wkw8r4r https://t.co/RjoSUwJNL8