First warehouses burned, now payment system is down: Ukraine launches dual campaign against Russia’s largest marketplace that reportedly moves drone parts
Ukrainian hackers disrupted the payment and customer-service systems of Russia's Wildberries marketplace, HUR says.
Ukraine has intensified its dual campaign against Russia's largest online marketplace, Wildberries, hitting both its physical warehouses and digital infrastructure. The Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported that cyber specialists from Ukraine disrupted the company's operations across Russia, causing failures in its payment and customer service systems.
President Zelenskyy has accused Russia of using Wildberries to import sanctioned drone components, leading to weeks of Ukrainian attacks on the company's warehouses and now targeting its servers.
On August 10 and 11, Ukrainian cyber experts launched an attack on Wildberries' digital infrastructure, disrupting its payment and support systems. The disruption affected customers, as they were unable to complete transactions due to the payment infrastructure's failure. As a result, customer service centers faced increased strain, leading to service outages.
The attack on Wildberries' digital infrastructure pairs with the earlier destruction of eight Wildberries warehouses in July, totaling about 15.4% of the marketplace's storage. This dual approach aims to cripple the company from both physical and digital angles, amplifying the impact on Russia's war logistics.
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