Ukrainian hackers from the BO Team attacked Russian internet provider Vega, disrupting services to strategic enterprises including the All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics (VNIITF), a nuclear weapons developer.

BO Team cyber activists attacked Vega internet provider, taking out over 1173 switches and 10 servers, destroying all information on them

Internet and communication services were blocked for five days to strategic enterprises in Snezhinsk (Chelyabinsk-70)

VNIITF is the only internet provider's client and is a developer of nuclear munitions

Hackers obtained personal data and documents showing how the institute circumvented sanctions

The cyberattack could disrupt state defence procurement order

The cyberattack knocked out 1173 switches and 10 servers of the Vega provider, destroying all information on the servers.

Strategic enterprises in Snezhinsk were without internet and communication services for nearly a week.

The cyberattack obtained personal data of employees and documents that could help establish mechanisms for circumventing sanctions.

The cyber operation threatened to disrupt Russia's state defense order.