A statement attributed to the COLA platform announces an apology to users and reports that services have been restored after a prolonged shutdown. The company says the platform was suspended following what it describes as a malicious cyber attack on October 25, 2024. It adds that it took 420 days of “specialized technical breakthroughs” to complete restoration efforts. According to the statement, all user data has been fully restored and the platform claims the restoration maintains 100% integrity. The outlets reporting the announcement present the message as both an acknowledgment of disruption to users and an update that the platform is now operating again. While the reports share the same core details—timing of the attack, length of the suspension, and claims about data recovery—they do not provide additional independent verification, technical specifics about the attack, or details on any broader impacts beyond the stated losses and troubles caused by the shutdown.