Ukrainian government accuses Russian government of a series of cyber attacks
Microsoft had detected the existence of malware targeting Ukrainian government agencies, but the Kremlin has stated that the Russian government is behind a series of cyber attacks using these malware. ..
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Ukrainian Government Officially Accuses Russia of Recent Cyberattacks
https://thehackernews.com/2022/01/ukrainian-government-officially-accuses.html
On January 15, 2022, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) detected and reported destructive malware targeting relevant agencies of the Ukrainian government. The malware encrypts files on your PC and takes them hostage, acting like ransomware that demands a ransom, but it's not really intended to recover the ransom, it's only intended to destroy the device. It has become clear that it was done.
Microsoft identifies destructive malware targeting Ukrainian government agencies, looks like ransomware and has no ransom recovery mechanism-GIGAZINE
Apart from this, there are also cyber attacks that modify the websites of Ukrainian government agencies. The attack revealed 'all the data on the computer is destroyed and cannot be restored' and 'all the information about you is revealed on the PC screen of the user who visited the website of the government agency. The warning text 'Please anticipate the situation' was displayed in Ukrainian, Russian, and Polish.
According to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), a total of 70 government websites were targeted by the attacks that took place early on Friday, January 14.
The Ukrainian government has officially accused these series of cyber attacks as being led by the Russian government. The Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation said on January 16, 2022 local time, 'All evidence shows that the Russian government is behind a cyberattack.' 'Moscow continues a hybrid war between real and digital. I issued an official statement and accused the Russian government.
A warning message 'Personal information was leaked' was displayed on the website of the Ukrainian government agency, but the Ministry of Digital Transformation has issued to the public that 'Personal information is protected'. 'The purpose of the Kremlin is to intimidate society, destabilize the situation in Ukraine, suspend public sector activity and destroy public confidence in the authorities,' the ministry said.
In response to a statement from the Ukrainian government, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, 'We have nothing to do with a series of cyber attacks.' I blame it. '
Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov on targeting of a Ukrainian government website: 'We have nothing to do with it. [...] We are nearly accustomed to the fact that Ukrainians are blaming everything on Russia, even their bad weather.' Https: / /t.co/Z1sEfGWjFf pic.twitter.com/yNQxGiRpnT
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Russia is strengthening its armaments near the Ukrainian border, and tensions between the two countries are higher than ever. Therefore, some have pointed out that this cyber attack may be a precursor to an attack by the Russian army.
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