Russian hackers hijack Ukrainian TV satellite signals to broadcast Moscow parade
On Thursday, May 9, Russian hackers breached the satellite signals of Ukrainian channels owned by the StarLightMedia group and "Inter," replacing their programming with the Moscow parade broadcast
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The National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting confirmed this information to the publication. Additionally, videos relating to the incident began surfacing on Telegram channels.
By 11:05 a.m., Ukrainian providers started transitioning to the IPTV signal, while specialists initiated efforts to fend off the hacker attack.
Subsequently, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, citing National Council member Maksym Onoprienko, announced that the channels' signals were restored by 11:30 a.m.
- Earlier, cyber specialists from the Main Directorate of Intelligence conducted a significant cyber attack targeting internet providers and mobile operators in Tatarstan, Russia.
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