The Ukrainian security authority said there were 70 government sites affected by Siber attacks. They suspected that this attack was launched a hacker gang connected to the Russian secret service.
This Masif Siber attack makes a number of Ukrainian government sites inaccessible, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and their Ministry of Education and Science.
In his official statement, the security authority of Ukraine said there were 10 government sites that were illegally accessed. According to Ukrinform, there are several government sites affected by deface, aka the appearance is changed.
But the Ukrainian security authority claimed that there was no personal data stolen in the incident, even though the hacker claimed that they succeeded in stealing data in the hacking.
On another occasion, Microsoft called them found a dozens of computer networks belonging to the Ukrainian government infected with malicious malware, disguised as a ransomware.
The malware is eyeing various organizations in Ukraine, including government agencies that function in an emergency. According to Microsoft, with this malware the hacker at any time can make the computer the victim cannot operate.
"Our investigation team identifies dozens of infected systems and that number can continue to grow because our investigation continues," Microsoft wrote in the blog post.
"This infected system is spread across government agencies, non-profit institutions, and also information technology organizations, all based in Ukraine," added Microsoft.
This malware activity according to Microsoft acts along with the Masif Siber attack which bombards Ukraine on a few days ago. Various Deface Ukrainian government sites contain a message that is less meaning "scared and prepared for the worst".
High tension today indeed happened between Russia and Ukraine, after the Russian government mobilized around 100,000 troops to prepare at the Russian and Ukrainian borders, we quoted us from CNET.
