{"id":1355295,"date":"2026-04-24T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1355295"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:24:31","slug":"statement-by-se-ibmpu-regarding-the-cyberattack-on-the-corporate-network-of-the-freedom-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/statement-by-se-ibmpu-regarding-the-cyberattack-on-the-corporate-network-of-the-freedom-tv-channel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by SE IBMPU regarding the cyberattack on the corporate network of the FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c TV channel"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>On April 24, Russian hackers carried out an attack on the internal communication system of the FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c TV channel, in particular gaining temporary access to the editorial corporate chat.<\/p>\n   <p>As a result of the incident, logins of some journalists and editors of the channel, as well as other employees of the State Enterprise \u201cThe International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine\u201d (IBMPU), were leaked online, along with fragments and individual screenshots of internal correspondence. Responsibility for the attack on FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c was claimed by one of the Russian hacker groups.<\/p>\n   <p>At present, the technical units of IBMPU, together with relevant state services, are working to eliminate the consequences of the intrusion.<\/p>\n   <p>As reported earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/uk\/sajt-telekanalu-freedom-zaznav-masovanoyi-ddos-ataky-3\/\">hackers have repeatedly carried out large-scale<\/a> attacks on the digital platforms of the <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/uk\/sajty-telekanalu-freedom-zaznaly-masovanoyi-ddos-ataky\/\">FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c<\/a> TV channel, and have also made attempts of malicious interference in <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/uk\/movlennya-telekanaliv-freedom-ta-dim-na-suputnyku-piddalos-atatsi\/\">the broadcasting of IBMPU channels \u201c\u0414\u0456\u043c\u201d and FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c via satellite.<\/a><\/p>\n     <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>  <p><strong>ABOUT FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c<\/strong><\/p>\n   <p>FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c is a Ukrainian state international broadcasting channel aimed at a Russian-speaking audience outside Ukraine. The TV channel broadcasts via satellite, in cable, DTH, and IPTV networks of national operators, as well as on OTT platforms. Digitally, it is presented on 17 online platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Telegram, X, and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n   <p>The FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c channel is part of the State Enterprise \u201cThe International Broadcasting Multimedia Platform of Ukraine\u201d (IBMPU). IBMPU is a resilient, multi-level institution within the state\u2019s information security system, comprising ten media brands \u2014 FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@kanalDIM\">\u0414\u0456\u043c<\/a>\u201c, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UATVEnglish\">UATV.English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UATVArabic\">UATV.Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UATVEspanol\">UATV.Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheGazeDigitalPlatform\">The Gaze<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UATVPortugu%C3%AAs\">UATV.Portugu\u00eas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UATVDeutsch\/featured\">UATV.Deutsch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UATVT%C3%BCrk%C3%A7e\">UATV.T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UATVpopolsku\">UATV po polsku<\/a> \u2014 which produce and broadcast content in nine lan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 24, Russian hackers carried out an attack on the internal &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1355297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36416],"tags":[],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1355295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-11473-24903"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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