Cyber specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine's Defense Ministry conducted a significant cyberattack on the systems of MegaFon, one of Russia's largest mobile and internet operators, NV sources reported on Jan. 25.
The attack, which occurred the morning of Jan. 24, resulted in disruptions not only for MegaFon but also affected other telecom and internet operators such as Yota and NetByNet. Consequently, Russians temporarily lost access to services like Steam, Twitch, and Discord, which are actively used by the country's military and intelligence services, according to the sources.
As a result of the HUR attack, residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and many central regions of Russia experienced issues with mobile and internet services. Roskomnadzor, the Russian communications watchdog, confirmed MegaFon's disruption, and Russian media attributed it to a "successful carpet DDoS attack."
MegaFon claimed their network was supposedly operating "normally" but warned of access issues due to "independent reasons."
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