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Cyberattack on telecom giant Rostelecom disrupts internet services across Russia

Therecord.Media • April 6, 2026

A “large-scale” distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeted the network of Russian state-run telecom giant Rostelecom on Monday evening, temporarily disrupting online banking, government platforms and other digital services across dozens of cities.

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DDoS Attack Disrupts Rostelecom, Affects Internet and Banking in Russia On April 6, 2026, a large-scale DDoS attack targeted Rostelecom, Russia's state-run telecom, disrupting internet services across 30 cities. The attack began around 9:00 PM Moscow time, affecting online banking, government platforms, and popular websites including Steam and VKontakte. Rostelecom reported that the attack was neutralized by 11:09 PM, but user complaints continued into April 7, indicating ongoing issues. Other telecom operators like MTS and Beeline also experienced outages, with users reporting difficulties accessing various online services. The attack's impact extended beyond Russia, affecting internet connectivity in Belarus due to routing failures. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of now. 7 sources 72

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