GUR “hacked” Russian TV and showed the truth of the war - sources
Kyiv • UNN
The DIU cyber specialists attacked the servers of Russian TV channels, broadcasting a video about the war in Ukraine. Russian countermeasures resulted in the suspension of broadcasting on 9 TV channels, but the GUR retained access to the servers.
Cyber specialists of the Main Intelligence Directorate attacked the servers of Russian TV channels, which resulted in the broadcast of objective videos about the war in Ukraine on a number of TV companies. This was reported to UNN journalist by his own sources.
According to Ukrainian intelligence sources, the video from the GUR was shown three times in prime time on Pervouralsk TV, Eurasia 360, Eurasia. Channel One" and others. As noted, some of the attacked channels are part of the media holding of local oligarch Andriy Komarov.
The source noted that Russian cybersecurity experts tried to remedy the situation, but their actions resulted in the suspension of broadcasting of nine Russian TV channels at once: "Eurasia 360, Eurasia First Channel, Pervouralsk TV, Luhansk 24, First Republican, Spb, Oplot, TV-3, and First Russian.
At the same time, these countermeasures could not prevent cyber specialists from maintaining access to the servers of TV companies.
"As a result, a number of TV channels were forced to stop broadcasting for a long time after the attack, as evidenced by public appeals to viewers. As of the morning of August 22, only Eurasia 360 and TV-3 have partially resumed their work, while the broadcasting of the others remains blocked," the source said.
Addendum
On August 17, UNN sources reported that cyber specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, together with hackers, paralyzed the work of a nuclear weapons company near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.
