The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine

Affiliated media: The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine , TV channel

Incident date: March 1, 2022

Attack type:

Cyber-, DDoS, and hacker attack on a media outlet

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine stated on its Facebook page that the Public Television website was attacked. A virus that deletes files has been launched. Also, at the same time, there were attempts to block the broadcaster's satellite signal.

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