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2024: Massive DDoS attack. Services are disabled, there is no Internet in Kuzbass

On May 26, 2024, several Russian telecom operators were subjected to a massive DDoS attack. In particular, the Siberian Bear company from Novosibirsk, as well as RialCom from the Moscow region, were seriously affected.

The resource reports problems with the operation of the services of the Siberian Bear operator DownDetector.su. It is said that an emergency was recorded due to technical problems at the communication node. There may be a temporary lack of access to services, payment in your personal account and mobile application. On its page in the social network Vkontakte"" the company "Siberian Bear" reports that all network equipment at communication nodes has been disabled: services are not available in, Novosibirsk Abakan and Leninsk-Kuznetsk, Kuzbass.

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In turn, RialCom (provides communication services in Moscow and the Moscow region) says that on the night of May 27, 2024, the company was subjected to a massive attack, in connection with which there are failures in the provision of services at various addresses. There was a shutdown of the personal account. In addition, a mass spam mailing on behalf of RialCom, organized by cybercriminals, was recorded.

We ask you to be patient, specialists deal with the causes and make every effort to restore all the services provided as quickly as possible. If you have any questions, please contact Technical Support in any way you like. Thank you for your understanding!, - says the official notification of "RialCom."

As of the end of May 2024, there is no information about which hacker group may be behind DDoS attack organizations. Many Internet users complain about malfunctions in the network services of these providers. It is said that the restoration work was delayed.^[1]

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