Cyber Attack Stalls Russian Foreign Ministry Briefing

A significant distributed denial of service attack targeted Russia's foreign ministry, delaying the weekly news briefing by spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. The cyber incident highlights vulnerabilities in digital infrastructure.

A significant cyber attack has targeted Russia's foreign ministry, causing disruptions in the scheduled media briefings.

According to the TASS news agency, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced on Wednesday that their weekly news briefing had to be postponed due to a large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.

This incident raises concerns about the vulnerabilities in the digital infrastructure of governmental organizations and the increasing prevalence of cyber threats worldwide.

(With inputs from agencies.)