On the night of March 29, a hacker attack on the electronic ticket system in Lviv was recorded. According to Mykola Vlasyuk, director of Lvivavtodor LLP, about unauthorized access to the system, criminal proceedings were initiated and entered into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations.
Now the system is operating normally, all services are working to restore its full operation.
“As of now, cyber police specialists and representatives of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine have been involved in the analysis of the situation. The operational headquarters of the city and a team of security representatives of our contractors are also working,” Mykola Vlasiuk said.
Validation by bank cards and LeoCard in public transport is currently successful. However, there will be a delay in the debiting of fares starting from March 28. At the same time, it is currently not possible to view the balance of the card, and the option to top up the card is not available.
Residents are apologized for the temporary inconvenience and thanked for their understanding. We will inform you about the further situation in the near future.