The Moscow Times reports:
A wave of coordinated cyberattacks has paralyzed the digital systems of several major Russian restaurant chains and food service providers, the Vedomosti business daily reported.
The attacks, which began on July 18, targeted networks run by automation provider iiko and its hosting partner ESTT. Restaurant chains including McDonald’s successor Vkusno i Tochka, coffee chain Cofix, Sushi Master and more saw their operations disrupted.
The attackers bombarded servers with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) traffic for five consecutive days, overwhelming systems and rendering mobile apps and websites intermittently inaccessible.
On the day the attacks began, Vkusno i Tochka warned customers about processing delays, attributing the issue to failures at its hosting provider. Services were briefly restored before another major attack hit on Monday.
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