{
  "id": 8082453,
  "title": "FREEДОМ TV Channel Website Hit by Combined Hacker Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/free-tv-channel-website-hit-by-combined-hacker-attack",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T19:08:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/freedom-tv-channel-website-hit-by-combined-hacker-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 17, hackers launched a prolonged combined DDoS attack on the FREEДОМ TV channel's website, which is owned by the state enterprise \"International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine.\" The website suffered waves of malicious requests throughout the day, causing it to slow down and occasionally become unavailable. The attack, likely orchestrated by Russian hackers, took place in waves and continued for several hours. The malicious DDoS requests originated from what was identified as the United States.\n\nAs a result of the attack, the FREEДОМ TV channel website experienced significant delays, with some sections taking longer to load. Users around the globe were unable to access the site for 10 minutes during the peak of the attack. The assault also had an impact on the content management system, which slowed down the rapid publication of news and other materials.\n\nDespite the incident, technical experts from the state-owned enterprise managed to quickly address the issue. Other web resources associated with the Ukrainian international broadcasting, such as the \"Дім\" TV channel website, The Gaze digital portal, and the FREEДОМ and UATV mobile applications, functioned without any disruptions.\n\nThe FREEДОМ TV channel has previously experienced similar attacks. Additionally, interference in the broadcasting of the state-owned enterprise's TV channels \"Дім\" and FREEДОМ via satellite has been reported on multiple occasions, along with other types of cyberattacks. In April, Russian hackers targeted the internal communication system of the FREEДОМ TV channel. The FREEДОМ TV Channel Website Hit by Combined Hacker Attack story was initially published on Freedom.",
  "summary": "On September 17, hackers carried out a prolonged combined DDoS attack on the website of the FREEДОМ TV channel, which is part of the state-owned enterprise “International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine . ” Throughout the day, the website received waves of malicious requests, which significantly slowed down its operation and the speed of updating the news feed and publishing other…",
  "key_points": [
    "Combined DDoS attack launched on FREEДОМ TV website on September 17",
    "Attack caused website slowdown and occasional unavailability",
    "Technical experts quickly resolved the issue"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}