DDoS Attack on Rostelecom Disrupts Internet Services in Russia and Belarus
Severity: High (Score: 70.0)
Sources: Therecord.Media, Reform.News
Summary
On April 6, 2026, a large-scale DDoS attack targeted Rostelecom, Russia's state-run telecom operator, causing significant disruptions to internet services across multiple cities. The attack affected online banking, government platforms, and gaming services, leading to widespread accessibility issues. The operator reported implementing incoming traffic filtering to mitigate the attack, which was described as powerful. The outage also impacted Belarus due to the interconnected nature of their internet infrastructure with Russia. Telecommunications experts noted that the incident may have caused a BGP route leak, exacerbating the disruption across borders. The attack highlights vulnerabilities in the regional internet architecture, particularly the reliance on Russian infrastructure by neighboring countries. As a result, users experienced difficulties accessing platforms like Steam and Battle.net. The situation is currently under control, with the attack being neutralized. Key Points: • A large-scale DDoS attack on Rostelecom disrupted services across Russia and Belarus. • The attack affected online banking, government services, and gaming platforms. • Interconnected internet infrastructure led to cross-border service disruptions.
Key Entities
- DDoS (attack_type)
- National Traffic Exchange Centre (company)
- Rostelecom (company)
- Belarus (country)
- Russia (country)
- battle.net (domain)
- reform.by (domain)
- T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service (mitre_attack)
- Steam (platform)