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Putin-backed hackers warn other offices helping Ukrainian Armed Forces after knocking out Kyivstar’s connection

A military court in Moscow on December 14 sentenced five Tajiks and a Russian citizen from Daghestan to prison terms between 16 years and 22 years on charges of organizing a terrorist group and plotting a terrorist attack against the Federal Security Service headquarters in the Russian capital.

Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile and Internet operator, which was targeted by a massive cyberattack this week, says it has restored Internet connectivity to 93 percent of its home subscribers after managing to bring back mobile phone services late on December 13. 

A cyberattack that knocked Ukraine’s biggest mobile network operator offline has been claimed by a hacking group believed to be affiliated with Russian military intelligence, Ukraines cyber defence... -December 13, 2023 at 10:16 am EST - MarketScreener

LONDON (Reuters) -A hacking group believed by Kyiv to be affiliated with Russian military intelligence claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a cyberattack that knocked Ukraine’s biggest mobile network operator offline.

LONDON (Reuters) -A hacking group believed by Kyiv to be affiliated with Russian military intelligence claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a cyberattack that knocked Ukraine’s biggest mobile network operator offline. Tuesday’s attack on Kyivstar, which has 24.3 million mobile subscribers and more than 1.1 million home internet users, knocked out services, damaged IT infrastructure, and silenced air raid alert systems in some parts of Ukraine. A group of activist hackers, or &...