A DDoS attack targeted Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor, disrupting nationwide food shipment tracking systems and causing delays for dairy and baby food producers. Despite agency assurances, the attack marks its fourth incident in 2025, highlighting ongoing threats to critical food safety infrastructure. #Rosselkhoznadzor #DDoS #VetIS #MercuryPlatform #RussiaFoodSafety
Keypoints
- The DDoS attack affected Rosselkhoznadzor’s VetIS and Saturn systems, disrupting food shipments across Russia.
- Major dairy and baby food producers experienced delays due to inability to issue electronic veterinary certificates.
- The Mercury platform, part of VetIS, was targeted for the fourth time in 2025, impacting regulatory operations.
- Russian agencies and telecom companies are working to filter malicious traffic and mitigate the attack.
- Rosselkhoznadzor denied data breaches and reported that systems are functioning normally, but full recovery remains uncertain.