Putin Speech Blackout DDoS Attack

VLADIMIR Putin's speech suffered a mass blackout as Russian state TV channels were reportedly hit with a huge hack attack.

But the web links of main state channels which are part of All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company [VGTRK ] were taken down as he spoke.

Instead of Putin's speech, a notice on screen announced "Mistake 500" and that "technical works" were underway.

Blacked out were not online versions of Rossiya-1, Rossiya 24 and Rossiya-Kultura.

Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team claimed Putin said the websites of Russian TV channels were subjected to a DDoS attack during Putin's speech to the Federal Assembly.

Radio Mayak - also blocked - said the web channels were hit by hackers.

There was no immediate official confirmation of hacking by the state broadcasters themselves.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/7451294/vladimir-putin-speech-tv-blackout-russia/