According to a report in the Associated Press, it was reported that many official government and embassy websites in Ukraine were the target of cyber attacks, and as a result of these attacks, computers in government institutions were infected with malware that looked like ransomware.
The government noted that 70 central and regional government websites were affected, including the ministries of education, agriculture, foreign affairs, energy and the environment.
Microsoft said ransomware:
In the statement, Microsoft; He stated that malicious software was detected on computers while access to websites was cut off due to cyber attacks. Noting that the malware that infects computers looks like ransomware, Microsoft; He stated that if this software is activated by the attacker, the computer systems of the Ukrainian government may become inoperable.
Ukraine thinks Russia is behind cyberattack
At the beginning of the attack on Friday, a message in three different languages, Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, was published on the sites where the cyber attack took place. In the threatening message sent to the sites, “Ukrainian! All your personal data has been uploaded to the public internet. This is for your past, present and future.
Speaking to Reuters, a senior Ukrainian security official said that the current problem of accessing the government’s official websites was done to cover up the malware attack. According to the initial assessment by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), no personal data has been leaked or content has been altered for now. Although Ukrainian security officials claimed that the cyber-attack in question was similar to the attacks carried out by Russian intelligence, Russia denied these allegations.
On the other hand, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, stated that all its resources are being mobilized to help Ukraine deal with “such cyber attacks”.
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