Russian hackers stream Moscow parade on Pinchuk's channels and Inter (updated)
Russian hackers broke into the satellite livestream of the StarLightMedia channels and Inter to broadcast the Red Square parade in Moscow.
This information was confirmed to "Detector Media" by the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting.
The satellite hack was first reported on Telegram.
Ukrainian providers are switching to an IPTV signal; experts are working on repelling the attack.
The signal of the StarLightMedia channels and Inter was eventually restored, said NCTRB member Maksym Onopriyenko during a Council meeting.
He said the channels promptly launched the security protocol to shut down the signal.
"Providers switched to another way of receiving the signal. But there were a few minutes of interference in the livestream during which the Victory Parade in Moscow was broadcast. The channels have gove back to their streaming networks," he said.
First Deputy Chairman of the NCTRB Valentyn Koval said that the regulator is preparing a letter to the International Telecommunication Union, a special unit of the UN.
The StarLightMedia press office specified that the parade livestream lasted from 10:00 to 10:18.
On February 23, 2023, hackers broke into the Inter stream and played the USSR anthem. This happened while Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, was speaking at the "United Marathon". Social media users also reported that the anthem was played on the group's other channels: K2 and Zoom.
StarLightMedia is owned by Viktor Pinchuk.
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