Russian Federation
RUS
DDoS attack disrupts VGTRK online broadcasting services
VGTRK confirmed that its online services were hit by a cyberattack overnight on October 7; its press service identified the incident as a DDoS attack. Reuters directly observed VGTRK's website and the Rossiya-24 online livestream unavailable, while VGTRK said its terrestrial television and radio broadcasting continued normally and attempts to interrupt those channels were unsuccessful.
65
Estimated severity
65 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
07/10/2024
Targeted Company
VGTRK
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Russian Federation
Affected countries
Russian Federation
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailability
Affected sectors
Media & Entertainment
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Distributed denial of service
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
reuters.comhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/russian-state-media-company-hit-by-unprecedented-cyberattack-kremlin-says-2024-10-07/vedomosti.ruhttps://www.vedomosti.ru/media/articles/2024/10/07/1066916-v-vgtrk-soobschilivedomosti.ruhttps://www.vedomosti.ru/technology/news/2024/10/07/1067015-roskomnadzor-ddos-ataki