Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries says DDoS attack delayed payments to sellers
Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries says a DDoS attack and subsequent security measures delayed seller payments, leaving roughly $240 million unpaid.
Wildberries, one of Russia's largest online marketplaces, said a distributed denial-of-service attack on systems used to track and withdraw seller earnings delayed payments, with funds to be transferred after technical procedures complete. The Russian Union of Marketplace Sellers reported about 20 billion rubles ($240 million) unpaid, and 95.6% of nearly 2,000 surveyed sellers had not received expected payments. Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) previously claimed an operation with the hacker group Cyber Corps disrupted Wildberries' payment and customer service systems, though the company has not confirmed whether the DDoS attacks were connected.
- DDoS attack hit systems used to track and withdraw seller earnings
- Sellers' union says about 20 billion rubles ($240M) in payments delayed
- HUR and Cyber Corps claimed an August cyberoperation against Wildberries
- Wildberries says funds are safe; the union disputes the company's explanation
- Threat actors
- Cyber Corps
- Victims
- Wildberries
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2 min read at therecord.mediaWildberries told several Russian media outlets earlier this week that payments to some sellers were delayed by security measures introduced after a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeted systems used to track and withdraw their earnings.
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