Several Ukrainian websites were hit with a cyberattack on Wednesday, according to the country’s government.
Websites for the Ukrainian government, foreign ministry, parliament, and state security service were down on Wednesday as a result of another massive denial of service attack, the latest of several efforts to down websites since the start of 2022, officials said.
The latest network disruption had a “partial impact on the network layer to multiple defense and ministerial websites in Ukraine,” Alp Toker, the director of internet blockage observatory NetBlocks, told Reuters.
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Ukraine, which has experienced numerous cyberattacks since the start of 2022, is blaming the attacks on Russia, which the country has denied.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said on Feb. 15 it had been hit with a cyberattack, as did its Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security and some banks. In January, seven other government agencies were also hit with a cyberattack that left a message that read in part: “Be afraid and expect the worst. This is for your past, present, and future.”
Last week, President Joe Biden‘s administration accused the Russian government of carrying out cyberattacks against Ukrainian targets. Deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology Anne Neuberger said in a White House press briefing that the United States had direct evidence that Russia’s intelligence agency “was seen transmitting high volumes of communication to Ukraine-based IP addresses and domains.”
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The Ukrainian government moved to implement a state of emergency earlier Wednesday following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic, a move widely viewed as an act of aggression. The proposed declaration would last for 30 days, according to Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council. The country’s leaders have also encouraged its citizens in Russia to leave immediately.
