Russian video streaming service RuTube has denied the complete loss of its source code after a cyber-attack timed to coincide with Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ brought the site down this week.
Owned by Gazprom-Media and described as the ‘Russian alternative to YouTube’, RuTube claims to have 25 million active monthly users, but has been unavailable since Monday evening.
The video platform says that with the help of security firm Positive Technologies it has been working to restore access, and that it has “localized” the incident.
Anonymous members claim the attack was far more serious, with the Anonymous TV account tweeting: “Nearly 75% of the databases and infrastructure of the main version and 90% of the backup and cluster to restore the databases have been severely affected, that means #RuTube is probably GONE FOREVER.”
