Cyberattack briefly disrupts Russian internet regulator and defense ministry websites

Russia’s internet regulator and defense ministry said their servers were hit by a large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that briefly disrupted access to several government websites late last week.

The Russian communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement to several local media outlets on Friday that the attack was a “complex multi-vector” operation originating from servers and botnets located mainly in Russia, as well as in the United States, China, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

The incident affected websites operated by Roskomnadzor and the Russian Defense Ministry, as well as infrastructure belonging to the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), a subordinate agency responsible for monitoring telecommunications networks and enforcing internet restrictions.

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