Cybersecurity

Ukrainians Easily Fall for Scams

October 18, 2021

Ukrainians are deceived online by many methods. Retirees are three times more likely to be swindled than others – via SMS about alleged lottery prizes. Every fourth teenager falls for a scam after clicking on a malicious link….

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Ukraine Among Top Three Countries Targeted by Cyberattacks from Russian Federation

October 9, 2021

From July 2020 to June 2021, the top three countries targeted by Russian nation-state actors were the United States, Ukraine, and the UK. Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President for Customer Security and Trust at Microsoft,…

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Ukrainian Hacker Who Launched Ransomware Attacks on Over 100 Foreign Companies Exposed

October 6, 2021

A 25-year-old hacker was exposed during an international special operation conducted by the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine with the involvement of representatives of Interpol, Europol, as well as law enforcement agencies…

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Hacktivism in Belarus, or Guerillas of 21st Century

September 29, 2021

Every revolution is associated with information and communication technologies one way or another. Leaflets, posters, and newspapers were superseded by social media and the Internet. The protests in Belarus, which began after the authorities had rigged the presidential…

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SBU Blocks 43 Cyberattacks on Ukrainian Authorities in August

September 7, 2021

In August 2021, specialists of the Cyber Security Situation Centre of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) identified and neutralised 43 cyber attacks targeting information systems run by public authorities. This happened through the analysis…

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More Than One and a Half Million Cyber Attacks Launched on Ukrainian Government Agencies Over Six Months

July 29, 2021

Over the first six months of this year, experts of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine blocked 1.7 million network attacks on government agencies. According to the press service of the…

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Ukrainians Suffer from Cyberbullying, Internet Fraud, and Hacker Attacks

July 28, 2021

Online safety is an extremely pressing issue of the present-day world. After all, it is difficult to imagine our lives without a digital environment. However, society gets a lot of problems along with information from…

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Over 70 Cyber Attacks on Government Agencies Blocked in Ukraine in June

July 12, 2021

In June 2021, the Cyber Security Situation Centre of the Security Service of Ukraine stopped and neutralised 76 cyber attacks on information systems of government agencies. The main types of cyber threats (hacker attacks) detected were:…

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Russian Special Services’ Massive Cyberattack on Computer Networks of Ukrainian Authorities Blocked

June 7, 2021

Cyberexperts of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed the facts of purposeful dissemination of malicious software by the special services of the Russian Federation. The customers planned to damage the computer networks of public authorities,…

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Network of Online Resources Selling Fake Negative COVID-19 Test Results Blocked in Ukraine

May 20, 2021

Cyberexperts of the Security Service of Ukraine blocked a network of anonymous online resources through which dealers sold fake medical documents. In particular, the organisers sold fake negative COVID-19 test results and sick leave certificates. During the…

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Human Rights Defenders Have Recorded 30 Cases of Persecution of Activists Starting This Year

May 3, 2021

Almost half of offences, namely 14 incidents, were recorded in Kyiv city. Kharkiv region (3) ranks second after the capital, Odesa and Poltava cities rank third (2 incidents in each). One case of persecution was…

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Number of Cyberattacks on Ukraine Growing

April 26, 2021

The Cyber Security Situation Centre of the Security Service of Ukraine has recorded an increase in the number of cyberattacks aimed against government agencies, critical infrastructure facilities, and private sector organisations in Ukraine. Hacker groups…

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Centre for Countering Disinformation Starts Operating in Ukraine

April 9, 2021

On 6 April, Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak presented a new government agency, the Centre for Countering Disinformation, to G7 Ambassadors, representatives of Israel, Finland and NATO in Kyiv. “The purpose of the…

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Will Ukrainian NPPs Become Target of Russia’s Cyber Attacks?

April 5, 2021

After the occupation of Crimea and Donbas, Ukraine has repeatedly been the target of cyber attacks by the Russian Federation. In 2016 and 2017, Ukraine suffered economic losses to the tune of more than $10 billion as…

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Number of Cyberattacks on Industries Involved in Fight against COVID-19 Doubles

March 11, 2021

IBM Security has released the annual 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. It demonstrates how the nature of cyberattacks changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when attackers sought to profit from an unprecedented socio-economic situation…

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Russian Federation’s Special Services Have Units Dealing Exclusively with Ukraine

March 10, 2021

Russian special services conduct purposeful activity against Ukraine in the information sphere and have separate units that work exclusively to stir up the situation in Ukraine. “Against the backdrop of a hybrid war, the scale…

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Germany is Main Target of Russia's Disinformation

March 9, 2021

Germany has been the target of Russian disinformation campaigns most often compared to other EU countries. In particular, more than 700 such cases have been recorded since the end of 2015, reads the report of…

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Ukraine’s Security Service Exposes Large Russian Sock Puppet Farm

March 2, 2021

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) blocked the operation of a sock puppet farm with a capacity of more than 18,000 accounts, which worked on commission from curators from the aggressor state and some Ukrainian…

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Microsoft Accuses Russian Intelligence of Series of Cyber Attacks on US Agencies

February 25, 2021

Microsoft claims the involvement of Russian foreign intelligence in a massive cyber attack on at least nine US government agencies and dozens of private companies. “We have seen substantial evidence that points to the Russian…

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Russian Federation Finances Anti-Ukrainian Activities of Extensive Network of Online Agitators

January 26, 2021

Cyber experts of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed and stopped the destructive activity of a Russian-controlled network of online agitators operating on the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Poltava and Zakarpattia regions. It…

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Cybersecurity

Ukrainians Easily Fall for Scams

Ukraine Among Top Three Countries Targeted by Cyberattacks from Russian Federation

Ukrainian Hacker Who Launched Ransomware Attacks on Over 100 Foreign Companies Exposed

Hacktivism in Belarus, or Guerillas of 21st Century

SBU Blocks 43 Cyberattacks on Ukrainian Authorities in August

More Than One and a Half Million Cyber Attacks Launched on Ukrainian Government Agencies Over Six Months

Ukrainians Suffer from Cyberbullying, Internet Fraud, and Hacker Attacks

Over 70 Cyber Attacks on Government Agencies Blocked in Ukraine in June

Russian Special Services’ Massive Cyberattack on Computer Networks of Ukrainian Authorities Blocked

Network of Online Resources Selling Fake Negative COVID-19 Test Results Blocked in Ukraine

Human Rights Defenders Have Recorded 30 Cases of Persecution of Activists Starting This Year

Number of Cyberattacks on Ukraine Growing

Centre for Countering Disinformation Starts Operating in Ukraine

Will Ukrainian NPPs Become Target of Russia’s Cyber Attacks?

Number of Cyberattacks on Industries Involved in Fight against COVID-19 Doubles

Russian Federation’s Special Services Have Units Dealing Exclusively with Ukraine

Germany is Main Target of Russia's Disinformation

Ukraine’s Security Service Exposes Large Russian Sock Puppet Farm

Microsoft Accuses Russian Intelligence of Series of Cyber Attacks on US Agencies

Russian Federation Finances Anti-Ukrainian Activities of Extensive Network of Online Agitators

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