Rybinsk Cheremukha website restored after cyberattack

The online edition of “Cheremukha” from Rybinsk again became available to readers after a prolonged failure caused by a cyber attack on the hosting provider Beget. The renewal of the portal was reported by the editors.

However, the restoration of the site is not yet complete. Journalists asked users to report if the pages are displayed incorrectly or when working with the resource there are other problems.

The portal has not opened since early November. On the night of November 1 to 2, attackers gained access to Beget’s control servers and launched a malicious program designed to delete data. After detecting the attack, the provider disabled the servers and began restoring the infrastructure from backups.

The incident did not only affect the Blackbird. Because of the same cyber attack, the website of another Yaroslavl online publication, Soroka, was unavailable. Its editorial staff expected to resume work by November 9, but the portal was again operational on the morning of November 7.