Russian internet provider SkyNet reports outages after cyberattack claimed by Ukrainian hackers

SkyNet, a major ISP in St. Petersburg, has experienced multi-day service disruptions from a DDoS attack since October 6 that Ukrainian hacking group BO Team claims responsibility for, asserting it disabled over 15,000 network devices and published alleged internal screenshots. Kaspersky analysis cited in the report indicates BO Team has broadened operations from disruptive attacks to cyber espionage—using targeted phishing, backdoors and other malware—against organizations in manufacturing, telecommunications and oil & gas, marking it as a persistent and evolving threat.