The disruption stopped most internet access on Ukrtelecom’s networks on Monday.
A cyberattack seems to have briefly shut down internet access for many users across Ukraine. The country’s cyber authority is already pointing fingers at Russia for orchestrating the disruption against Ukrtelecom, Ukraine’s main telecommunication provider. “Today, the enemy launched a powerful cyberattack against Urktelecom’s IT-infrastructure,” the country’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) tweeted on Monday. The disruption was so massive it caused total network connectivity at Ukrtelecom to plummet from around 80% to 13%, according to internet access monitoring site NetBlocks. “The incident has progressively intensified over the course of the day, causing an increasing number of subscribers to fall offline,” the group said in its report.
