Published: Dec. 15, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. ET
By Will Feuer
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s biggest wireless network operator, has restored mobile internet service across the country after a cyberattack earlier this week crippled the network, parent company VEON said.
Kyivstar had already restored fixed connectivity and mobile voice services, VEON said. The next step is relaunching SMS services and…
By Will Feuer
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s biggest wireless network operator, has restored mobile internet service across the country after a cyberattack earlier this week crippled the network, parent company VEON said.
Kyivstar had already restored fixed connectivity and mobile voice services, VEON said. The next step is relaunching SMS services and restoring access to the MyKyivstar self-care application.
VEON cautioned that the actual experience of Kyivstar customers might vary, and the company’s technical teams are working to resolve lingering issues.
The cyberattack and subsequent outage, which affected millions of Kyivstar customers in Ukraine, is among the most disruptive cyberattacks to succeed against the country’s civilian infrastructure since the start of Russia’s invasion of the country in 2022. Officials in the Kyiv region said that the air-alert system that warns residents about missiles was temporarily disabled due to the hack.
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