A widespread internet outage affecting numerous residents in Moscow and the Moscow region continues due to a major failure with the popular provider ASVT. Residents are reporting the lack of network access for a second day, with complaints pouring into the MSK1.RU editorial office from various parts of the capital and surrounding areas.

The internet disruption initially began on May 28th around 8 AM, impacting residential complexes such as “First Leningradsky,” “Danish Quarter,” “Richard,” “Heroes,” “Western Kuntsevo,” and “New Tushino.” As of the morning of May 29th, residents of “Novovatutinsky,” “Stolichny,” “Skolkovsky,” and other complexes are still reporting ongoing issues.

ASVT acknowledges the problem, attributing it to a DDoS attack and stating that specialists are working with experts from various organizations to restore stable network operation. The company describes the attack as one of the largest of the year in the Central Federal District, requiring significant time to resolve, but does not provide a specific timeline for restoration or mention potential compensation for customers.

Roskomnadzor reports the attack reached a power of 70.07 Gbit/s with an intensity of 6.92 million packets per second.

ASVT is owned by a joint-stock company of the same name, with ownership details largely obscured. In 2017, the director, Irina Fedulova, held about 60% of the shares. Another 10% belonged to businessman Evgeny Parkhaev, and almost 20% of the remaining shares belonged to ZAO “Russian Network of Business Services”.