Large Scale DDoS Attack at Large Russian Telecoms MegaFon

A significant cyberattack hit MegaFon, one of Russia's largest mobile and internet operators. The failure in Megafon's operation occurred on the morning of January 24. The cause was a carpet DDoS attack on the mobile operator. Forbes reports the attack was carried out by one of the groups of "politically motivated hackers" (the IT army of Ukraine). The attack “was effective, and degradation of services was observed at the international level.”

Later the Russian media revealed the true cause of the disruptions – a highly effective “carpet-bombing DDoS attack” targeting MegaFon. While the company claimed its network was operating “smoothly,” it admitted to “possible access issues” caused by factors beyond its control.

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