Amsterdam, 12 December 2023 – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON)), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, notes the following updates from its Ukrainian subsidiary Kyivstar regarding the recovery efforts following this morning's cyber-attack:
"On December 12, 2023, Kyivstar's network suffered one of the largest cyber-attacks in the history of the global telecom market, which prevented the operator's subscribers from using communication services.
The company's technical teams immediately began the work to restore services; and as of 20.00 Kyiv time on 12 December 2023, they have partially restored the operation of fixed-line services. Currently, the Kyivstar technical teams are working on restoring all services, with the intention of and the best effort towards achieving recovery starting 13 December 2023. The restoration of services may be gradual, and Kyivstar will inform the public and its customers as the restoration progresses.
The Kyivstar team works in close cooperation with Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, ...