Ukrainian cyber unit blocks Russian fuel cards, takes down hostile websites

A large-scale DDOS attack began on the morning of September 7 on the Russian network infrastructure that provides online payments for fuel in Russia, in particular the functioning of fuel cards, intelligence sources have told Interfax-Ukraine.

As the agency's interlocutor noted, "cyber specialists of Ukrainian military intelligence continue to celebrate the Day of the Ministry of Defense's Military Intelligence in hostile cyberspace."

The objects of the DDOS attack, among others, were the "advanced payment systems" platform, which is responsible for the functioning of fuel cards (Rospetrol), as well as the servers of Rostelecom and Lukoil.

According to intelligence sources, the Russian operation caused losses in the amount of $1 to $3 million US dollars.

Also on the same day, a cyberattack was carried out on the information and communication infrastructure of the telecommunications services operator "K-Corp" (https://c-corp.pro). Ukrainian cyber experts disabled more than 700 switches and 13 servers in the company's two data centers, completely shutting down its operations.

According to the source, the operator K-Corp became a target of Ukrainian hackers due to the provision of telecommunications services to the Russian defense company "Kalashnikov Concern", which has the blood of hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, including women and children, on its hands.

In addition, dozens of online resources were attacked, on the main pages of which congratulations on the Day of Military Intelligence of Ukraine were published.

Sources in Ukrainian intelligence emphasize; work to destroy the information and communication infrastructure of all Russian companies that contribute to the war will continue until the complete deoccupation of Ukrainian territories and fair punishment of the aggressor.