10680 visitors online
Kyivstar has been in the spotlight recently, facing several challenges and opportunities. A significant cyberattack disrupted many services, although Kyivstar has managed to restore major functionalities with over 90% of its base stations operational. Meanwhile, American investments might soon replace the proposed nationalization of Kyivstar's shares, which could inject much-needed resources into Ukraine's telecommunication infrastructure. Despite challenges, including hackers exploiting system vulnerabilities and causing widespread outages, the company continues to work towards full service restoration. The involvement of Russian cyber actors is being investigated, emphasizing the geopolitical complexities facing Ukraine's telecom industry.

What recent cyberattacks have affected Kyivstar services?

Kyivstar faced one of the most destructive cyberattacks reported by British intelligence, disrupting mobile communication and Internet services nationwide. The attack exploited system vulnerabilities but Kyivstar is actively restoring affected services and defenses.

How is Kyivstar addressing the recent cyberattacks?

Kyivstar is actively working to restore services following a significant cyberattack. With more than 90% of base stations operable, the company is gradually resuming full functionality and investigating the origin of the attack, likely linked to Russian hackers.

What are the potential outcomes of the investment talks involving Kyivstar?

The potential lifting of Kyivstar's share seizure opens the door for American investments, replacing nationalization efforts. This capital infusion could enhance operational capabilities and expand infrastructure at a critical time for Ukraine's telecommunication sector.

How did the cyberattack on Kyivstar affect its subscribers?

The cyberattack disrupted numerous services, leading to communication outages. However, Kyivstar reassured that subscriber personal data remained secure, and efforts are underway to restore all mobile and Internet services consistently and effectively.

What were the implications of the hacker attack according to SSU?

The SSU is investigating the cyberattack on Kyivstar and is considering the involvement of Russian special services. The attack's severity reflects ongoing cyber threats facing Ukrainian infrastructure amid geopolitical tensions.

Has Kyivstar completely recovered from its recent outages?

Kyivstar has restored a significant chunk of its services, with over 90% of its base stations functioning. While progress continues steadily, complete service restoration requires ongoing recovery efforts and enhanced security measures.

Are there any protective measures for Kyivstar subscribers against future cyber threats?

Kyivstar is enhancing its security infrastructure to safeguard against future cyber threats, emphasizing subscriber data protection and network resilience amid ongoing cyber challenges presented by international geopolitical tensions.

show details

TOP news Kyivstar

київстар Currently, terms of restoration of Kyivstar services are still unclear, - CEO Komarov The terms of restoration of Kyivstar’s services are unclear. 21 146 160 Incidents

київстар Kyivstar’s defense was hacked through one of employees’ accounts, - company president Komarov. VIDEO During yesterday’s large-scale cyberattack on the Kyivstar mobile operator, hackers managed to breach the security using the account of one of the company’s employees. 25 904 152 Tech

київстар Cyberattack on Kyivstar was one of most destructive in Ukraine since beginning of February 2022, - British intelligence The hacker attack disrupted the operation of air raid sirens, some banks, ATMs and point-of-sale terminals. At the same time, Monobank was the target of a DDoS attack that disrupted access to the bank’s website. 6 467 100 Tech

київстар SSU about attack on "Kyivstar": today launch of mobile communication and Internet will begin Cyber specialists of the Security Service of Ukraine and "Kyivstar" specialists, in cooperation with other state bodies, continue to restore the network after yesterday’s hacker attack. 14 644 86 Incidents

мобільний Failure in Kyivstar: Subscribers cannot switch to another operator via national roaming Due to the failure, Kyivstar subscribers cannot switch to other operators via internal roaming. 11 087 70 Society

київстар First subscribers began to report resumption of Kyivstar’s work Kyivstar has started working again for some users. 6 686 68 Society

київстар The reason for massive failure in work of Kyivstar was hacker attack on core of network, - media The failure of the Kyivstar mobile operator occurred, probably due to a hacker attack. 15 473 65 Society

київстар Kyivstar announced powerful hacker attack: Personal data of subscribers is not compromised On the morning of 12 December, Kyivstar’s network experienced a failure. Kyivstar’s press service reported a hacker attack and assured that subscribers’ personal data had not been compromised. 8 797 58 Society

київстар More than 90% of Kyivstar’s base stations are in working order The mobile operator has denied rumors about the destruction of base station configurations. 3 738 56 Tech

київстар Kyivstar has large-scale failure, specialists are working to fix problem This morning, December 12, a large-scale failure occurred in the work of the Kyivstar mobile operator. 15 612 53 Society

київстар Kyivstar: restoration of services will be gradual Kyivstar has announced the interim results of the elimination of a massive attack on the company’s main server. 21 404 51 War in Ukraine

сімка,київстар Ihnat: Experts are already studying why Ukrainian SIM card is needed in Shahed The Air Force has confirmed that a Kyivstar SIM card was found in one of the downed Shahed-type kamikaze drones used by Russia to strike the territory of Ukraine. Experts are studying how it got there and why it might be needed. 11 221 49 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

київстар "Kyivstar" has almost restored communication in Ukraine, in afternoon we will start restoring mobile Internet services, - company president Komarov "Kyivstar" company has almost restored communication after a large-scale hacker attack. Mobile internet will be restored to subscribers in the afternoon. 3 149 38 Society

Zelenskyy’s stylist’s husband received 240 million hryvnia from Kyivstar "Kyivstar" paid UAH 240 million to husband of stylist at "Kvartal 95" for stake in Helsi, - journalist "Kyivstar" company acquired a stake in "HELSI UA" LLC for UAH 240 million from the husband of the former stylist of "Kvartal 95". 10 005 79 Previously in trend: Kyivstar bought a stake in Helsi

киевстар "Kyivstar" does not confirm SSU’s information about hackers’ months-long stay in system Kyivstar mobile operator does not confirm the information that Russian hackers have been in its system since May 2023, as previously stated by Illia Vitiuk, head of the SSU’s cybersecurity department. 3 217 34 Incidents

київстар Kyivstar suffers another outage The mobile operator’s users report a lack of connection and interruptions with Kyivstar’s mobile Internet. 6 149 30 Incidents

київстар SSU investigates cyberattack on Kyivstar. Version of Russian special services involvement is being considered The Security Service of Ukraine has opened a criminal investigation into a cyberattack on one of the national mobile operators Kyivstar. The possibility of Russian special services being involved is not ruled out. 5 986 27 Incidents

Korrespondent magazine names Ukraine’s most expensive brands Korrespondent magazine names Ukraine’s most expensive brands Weekly printed magazine Korrespondent has ranked the most expensive brands operating in Ukraine. 10 900 25 Economics

київстар "Kyivstar restores access to mobile Internet throughout Ukraine Kyivstar mobile operator has restored Internet access throughout Ukraine. 3 077 23 Incidents

київстар "Kyivstar" plans to start restoring some services in afternoon, - company president Komarov "Kyivstar" company plans to start restoring some services in the afternoon of December 13. 4 903 22 Incidents

мобільний Kyivstar and Vodafone mobile communication disappeared in Kherson, - media In Kherson, which was temporarily occupied by the rushists, the mobile communication of the two operators disappeared. 5 811 20 Previously in trend: War

київстар National roaming for "Kyivstar" subscribers is temporarily blocked at request of SSU, - State Special Communications The National Center for Operational and Technical Management of Telecommunications Networks temporarily blocked the national roaming service for "Kyivstar" subscribers at the request of the Security Service of Ukraine. 6 026 19 Incidents

телефон,мобільний,жінки,зсу Hacker attack on Kyivstar did not affect servicemen at all, they use other communications - Land Forces The Land Forces commented on the hacker attack on the Kyivstar mobile operator. 4 401 18 Previously in trend: War

київстар Ministry of Internal Affairs warned of fraudulent scheme with fake "Kyivstar" bots Law enforcers reported a new fraudulent scheme with fake bots of the Kyivstar operator. 4 814 18 Society

хакер Russian hackers are sending malware emails through Kyivstar’s failure Russian hackers are using the situation with Kyivstar to send emails to Ukrainians. They send archive files with the names "Subscriber’s debt", "Request", "Documents", etc. 9 735 13 Incidents

київстар "Kyivstar fixed the problems with communication and mobile Internet after morning failure "Kyivstar has fixed the problems with communication and mobile internet interruptions that occurred in the morning of December 20. 1 136 12 Incidents

seizure of Kyivstar shares: what is happening? Seizure of Kyivstar’s shares may be lifted soon: American investments will come to company - media The seizure of part of Kyivstar's corporate rights may be lifted in the near future. Instead of nationalization, the company expects to receive American investments. 4 575 12

Ukrainian mobile operators unite, launch national roaming Ukrainian mobile operators unite, launch national roaming Mobile operators Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, the National Commission for State Regulation in the Fields of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum and Provision of Postal Services together with the Ukrainian Association of Telecom Operators "Telas" announce the launch of national roaming in Ukraine. 18 813 11 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War