Kiev: Ukraine said on Tuesday that the sites of the country’s defense ministry and armed forces as well as two state banks were affected cyber attack who may be of Russian origin.
The announcement by Ukraine’s communications watchdog comes with the former Soviet republic fearing a possible attack by the Russian military to conduct large-scale military exercises on its borders.
The affected sites include Oschadbank State Savings Bank and . Are included Privat24 Two of the largest financial institutions in the country.
The Defense Ministry site showed an error message stating that the site was “undergoing technical maintenance”.
The watchdog said that Privat24 had “massive denial of service (DDoS) attack”.
“It cannot be ruled out that the attacker is resorting to dirty tricks,” said the watchdog. Russia,
The announcement by Ukraine’s communications watchdog comes with the former Soviet republic fearing a possible attack by the Russian military to conduct large-scale military exercises on its borders.
The affected sites include Oschadbank State Savings Bank and . Are included Privat24 Two of the largest financial institutions in the country.
The Defense Ministry site showed an error message stating that the site was “undergoing technical maintenance”.
The watchdog said that Privat24 had “massive denial of service (DDoS) attack”.
“It cannot be ruled out that the attacker is resorting to dirty tricks,” said the watchdog. Russia,
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