Roskomnadzor deflects 1,663 DDoS attacks in August, longest lasting 10 days

Roskomnadzor's Center for Monitoring and Managing the Public Communications Network reported deflecting 1,663 DDoS attacks in August 2026 against Russian state, energy, financial, and telecom targets. The longest attack persisted for nearly 10 days, indicating sustained hostile cyber activity. This continues a pattern of elevated cyber operations against Russian critical infrastructure, with the scale and duration suggesting state-sponsored or highly organized actors.