Ukrainian banks, electricity firm hit by fresh cyber attack


FILE PHOTO: Dispatchers are seen inside the control room of Ukraine's National power company Ukrenergo in Kiev, Ukraine, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

KIEV (Reuters) - A number of Ukrainian banks and companies, including the state power distributor, were hit by a cyber attack on Tuesday that disrupted some operations, the Ukrainian central bank said.

The latest disruptions follow a spate of hacking attempts on state websites in late-2016 and repeated attacks on Ukraine's power grid that prompted security chiefs to call for improved cyber defences.

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