Russia targets Energoatom in an extensive cyberattack
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – TUESDAY, 16 AUGUST 2022, 21:42
Energoatom, a Ukrainian state enterprise operating all four nuclear power stations in Ukraine, reported that its website had suffered an extensive cyber attack, which was carried out from the territory of Russia.
Source: Energoatom on Telegram
Quote: "On 16 August 2022, the Energoatom website suffered the most extensive cyber attack since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The attack was carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation.
People’s CyberArmy, a Russian cyber group, has carried out the attack using 7.25 million bots, which simulated hundreds of millions of views of the company’s homepage over the course of three hours."
Details: Energoatom said that the attack did not significantly affect the website’s functionality; regular users were able to continue perusing the website without disruptions.
Background: On 15 August, the Verkhovna Rada [Ukraine's Parliament - ed.] appealed to world organisations, parliaments, and state governments to condemn the act of nuclear terrorism committed by Russia at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar.
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