Ukrainian Hacktivists Temporarily Disabled Internet Services in some Russia Occupied Territories

Ukrainian hackers have temporarily disabled internet services in parts of the country’s territories that have been occupied by Russia. The group of cyber activists known as the IT Army said on Telegram that their distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack took down three Russian internet providers — Miranda-media, Krimtelekom, and MirTelekom — operating in the territories.

Early on Friday, Russian internet operators confirmed that they had experienced an “unprecedented level of DDoS attacks from Ukrainian hacker groups,” temporarily disrupting their operations. The attack affected services such as cellular networks, phone calls, and internet connections.

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