Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at Russian State Media Company VGTRK
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Russian state television and radio broadcasting company VGTRK was hit by a cyberattack on Monday. The company confirmed in a statement to local news agencies that its operations were disrupted due to the attack.
Local media reported that the broadcast of several television channels owned by VGTRK, including Russia 1 and Russia 24, was cut off mid-program and resumed nearly an hour later. An anonymous source at the company told the Russian media outlet Gazeta.ru that the hackers erased data from the company's servers, including backups. This was not independently verified.