Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunications service provider has suffered a cyberattack impacting mobile and data services.
The official website is offline, but the company informed subscribers through its social media channels that it was targeted by hackers causing a technical failure that impacts mobile communications and internet access.
Kyivstar’s statement assures subscribers that this security incident has not compromised any personal data and that all impacted subscribers who cannot use Kyivstar’s services will receive compensation.
Considering the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, it is reasonable that Russian hackers orchestrated the attack, as suggested by SSU’s announcement and Kyivstar’s CEO public address.
However, the exact source of the attack remains unconfirmed.
For those impacted by the outage, Vodafone Ukraine stated on X that their roaming service is available, noting that Lifecell subscribers are already taking advantage of their services.
Kyivstar has reported the incident to law enforcement and other state services and are working to repair the outage.
The company which is owned by Amsterdam-listed mobile telecoms operator Veon, serves over 25 million mobile and home internet subscribers.
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