Ukraine: some signs that cyber attack linked to hacker groups associated with Russia


  • World
  • Saturday, 15 Jan 2022

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's state security service SBU said on Friday that it saw some signs that the recent cyber attack on Ukrainian government web resources linked to hacker groups associated with Russian intelligence services.

A massive cyberattack warning Ukrainians to "be afraid and expect the worst" hit around 70 websites late on Thursday, leaving some websites inaccessible on Friday morning and prompting Kyiv to open an investigation.

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