By The Moscow Times | Created at 2025-04-01 10:20:15 | Updated at 2025-04-02 17:06:48
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Russian Railways said Tuesday its website and mobile app were knocked offline by a cyberattack, the first such incident since last summer.
The state-owned rail company said ticket offices were unaffected, and sales at train stations continued as usual.
“Our website and mobile application have been subjected to a mass DDoS attack,” Russian Railways said on Telegram. “We’re working to restore access as soon as possible.”
The attack comes a day after Moscow’s Transportation Department reported “technical work” disruptions with the Moscow Metro app.
However, Russian media reported that the Metro app and website may have also been hit by a denial-of-service attack, with a Ukrainian-language message from Ukrainian Railways briefly appearing on the Metro website.
Separately on Monday, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, near the border with Ukraine, claimed a DDoS attack on the Rostelecom provider disrupted the regional administration’s weekly livestream.
Russian Railways previously reported large-scale cyberattacks in July 2024 and February 2022, with services restored within hours.
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