Hackers linked to Russian spy agency claim cyberattack on Ukrainian cell network


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  • Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Kyivstar, one of Ukraine's largest telecoms company, is pictured at the company's headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich//File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -A hacking group believed by Kyiv to be affiliated with Russian military intelligence claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a cyberattack that knocked Ukraine’s biggest mobile network operator offline.

Tuesday’s attack on Kyivstar, which has 24.3 million mobile subscribers and more than 1.1 million home internet users, knocked out services, damaged IT infrastructure, and silenced air raid alert systems in some parts of Ukraine.

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