Ukrainian Government

Ukrainian Government Officially Accuses Russia of Recent Cyberattacks

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Ukrainian Government Officially Accuses Russia of Recent Cyberattacks

RiSec.n0tst3 17 January 2022

The government of Ukraine on Sunday formally accused Russia of masterminding the attacks that targeted websites of public institutions and government agencies this past week. “All the evidence points to the fact that Russia is behind the cyber attack,” the Ministry of Digital Transformation said in a statement. “Moscow continues to wage a hybrid war and is actively building forces in the information and cyberspace.” The purpose of the attack, said the ministry, “is not only to intimidate society,” but to also “destabilize the situation in Ukraine by stopping the work...

Ukraine: Wiper malware masquerading as ransomware hits government organizations

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Ukraine: Wiper malware masquerading as ransomware hits government organizations

RiSec.n0tst3 17 January 2022

In the wake of last week’s attention-grabbing defacements of many Ukrainian government websites, Microsoft researchers have revealed evidence of a malware operation targeting multiple organizations in Ukraine, deploying what seems to be ransomware but is actually Master Boot Records (MBR) wiper malware. The defacements “On the night of January 13-14, a number of government websites, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Science and others, were hacked. Provocative messages were posted on the main page of these sites. The content of the sites was not changed and...

Ukrainian Government Websites Forced Offline in “Massive” Cyber-Attack

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Ukrainian Government Websites Forced Offline in “Massive” Cyber-Attack

RiSec.n0tst3 14 January 2022

The attack, which also targeted the UK, US and Swedish embassies in Ukraine, is suspected to have been perpetrated by Russian threat actors amid significant tensions between the two nations. Ukraine has been hit by a “massive” cyber-attack, forcing more than a dozen government websites offline, it has been reported today. This attack comes just a day after we were able to report that Ukrainian authorities made a number of arrests including that of an alleged ransomware ringleader. The websites taken offline include the Ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs...