Russian State Media VGTRK Hit by Unprecedented Hacker Attack, Telephony Affected

Oct 7, 2024, 08:45 AM

The Russian state media holding company VGTRK has been subjected to an unprecedented hacker attack, severely disrupting its online broadcasting and internal services, including telephony. Reports indicate that the attack wiped out data from servers, including backups, and affected the online broadcasting of major TV channels such as Rossiya-1, Rossiya 24, Culture, and Mayak. The recovery process is expected to be prolonged.