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Type Incident

Russian internet provider SkyNet reports outages after cyberattack claimed by Ukrainian hackers

1 source

At a glance

Low
30-day window, from the last update
Evidence-weighted, not popularity
Why Low

Low rather than Medium: exposure is scored at a default because we cannot see your systems or suppliers. If it touches your systems or suppliers, treat it as Medium.

Briefing

  • Do not treat uncorroborated claims as confirmed breaches.

Questions to ask IT

  • Does this reporting name any supplier, product or service we rely on?
  • Would our monitoring spot an attack like this, and who would we call if it did?

Next steps

  1. Confirm whether this affects systems or suppliers in your estate

Summary

  • Petersburg's major internet providers said its network had been under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack since 6 October, affecting services including online gaming, voice calls and video conferencing.

Read the original reportThe Record(opens in a new tab)

Pulse

Last checked 2d ago · Recheck overdue since 7 Nov 2026, 06:04 UK time · 5 quiet checks collapsed

  1. Story13 Oct 2026, 14:30 UK time · 13 Oct

    Linked reporting from The Record (independent original reporting).

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Sources

How we know

Statements extracted from sources. Higher confidence means stronger corroboration.

  • ClaimedHeadline60% confidence

    Russian internet provider SkyNet reports outages after cyberattack claimed by Ukrainian hackers

  • ProbableSummary fact75% confidence

    Petersburg's major internet providers said its network had been under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack since 6 October, affecting services including online gaming, voice calls and video conferencing.