Ukraine
UKR
Kyiv Post DDoS disables online news publishing during invasion
On approximately 24 February 2022, Kyiv Post was hit by DDoS traffic that incapacitated its website and normal digital publishing systems. Its editor-in-chief confirmed that staff continued distributing shortened news reports through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn instead of their normal site, representing a direct disruption of the outlet’s primary digital news delivery.
68
Estimated severity
68 / 100
87
Source reliability
87 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-02-24
Targeted Company
KYIV POST
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
Ukraine
Affected countries
Ukraine
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Media & Entertainment
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Distributed denial of service
Attributed threat actors
No information