Russians report disruptions to multiple internet services after strike on mega data center
Photo: People in Moscow using mobile phones (Getty Images)
Disruptions have been reported in Russia affecting several internet services following a nighttime attack on Sberbank’s data center in Balakovo, Saratov region, according to data from the Russian outage monitoring service DETECTOR404.
According to the service, users reported problems with Mail.Ru, Mail.ru Cloud, Kontur, Tochka Bank, VK WorkSpace, VKontakte, Samokat, amoCRM, GigaChat, Sberbank, Ozon, SkyNet in St. Petersburg, MangaBuff, Yandex Pay, and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS.
At the time of publication, some platforms had already been marked as "Operational." These included Tochka Bank, VKontakte, VK WorkSpace, amoCRM, and Samokat.
Photo: Internet service outages in Russia (screenshot)
What is known about the attack on Sberbank’s data center
Sberbank’s mega data center in Balakovo, Saratov region, was attacked overnight on October 14. After dozens of explosions, a fire broke out in the city.
Ukrainian company Fire Point confirmed the data center had been hit, writing, "You didn’t think it would stop at Yandex, did you? Sberbank, take the baton."
In addition, on October 11, drones disrupted the operation of Yandex’s data center in the Vladimir region, after which dozens of services across the country stopped working. The company itself acknowledged that the facility had gone offline.
