On July 21, the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine reported a massive hacker attack on Ukrainian Telegram channels that use FleepBot post publication automation service.
According to the agency, hackers hacked FleepBot, developed and owned by a Russian company, and started publishing messages on behalf of channel owners. Because of this, provocative posts appeared on many well-known Ukrainian Telegram channels that day.
What happened?
Hackers gained access to the FleepBot service and used it for mass publications on popular Ukrainian channels. This caused a wave of false and provocative messages that could misinform users and promote panic.
In response to the incident, the State Intelligence Service urged channel administrators to immediately remove the FleepBot bot from the list of administrators. The agency emphasized the need to avoid using software developed in aggressor countries and to carefully check the origin of the software before using it.
"We would like to emphasize once again the danger of using any software of the aggressor country, and the need to carefully check the origin of the software before using it," the State Intelligence Service noted.
