The failure of Telegram and other popular services in Russia may have occurred due to human error or hacker attack. About this on your Telegram channel reported Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications.
“Such incidents have happened and will happen for various reasons: from the human factor to the hacker attack,” the lawmaker wrote.
Gorelkin believes that the causes of failures are not as important as the speed of their resolution. According to him, the extent of damage to the Russian economy depends on when the problems will be resolved.
“Tough times place serious demands on cybersecurity professionals: they must be able to work consistently and deal with incidents as quickly as possible,” Gorelkin added.
A malfunction occurred in Telegram in Russia on February 27, 2024, at around 12:35 Moscow time. Reports later emerged that Russians were encountering difficulties connecting to WhatsApp, YouTube, VKontakte, Gosuslugi, Steam and more.
Previously at the Ministry of Digital Development stated About the restoration of Telegram in Russia.