A cyber-attack on an Internet provider’s servers resulted in two Chernivtsi-based TV channels briefly broadcasting content promoting Russian propaganda narraitves, reports Alyona Chorna, the Institute of Mass Information’s regional representative, citing reliable sources.
The attack led to:
- a temporary failure of the cable channel Chernivetskyi Promin on 23 February;
- a failure of the TV channel S4 on 25 February.
Alyona Chorna’s sources say that the hackers targeted the servers of the Internet provider that ensures the functioning of cable television. According to preliminary reports, one of the servers was not properly protected, which allowed the hackers to interfere with the broadcast. The failure lasted several minutes. Specialists quickly eliminated the problem and added extra safeguards.
Earlier, on 26 February, the Astra 4A satellite, which retransmits TV channels of Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne, experienced brief signal interference.