Ukrainian ISP suffers 'massive cyberattack'

Date:
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:27:55 +0000

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The attack was neutralized and operations are resuming, ISP claims.

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Ukraine suffered a major cyberattack earlier this week, bringing down
internet connectivity in the country to almost a tenth of its pre-war levels.

According to a tweet posted by the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection (SSSCIP) of Ukraine, the attack was launched against the internet service provider (ISP) Ukrtelecom, by none other than Russia,
and it was massive.

The same tweet said the attack was neutralized and that the ISP was resuming offering its services to the citizens of Ukraine. The precise nature of the attack remains unclear. TechRadar needs you!

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However, its not that simple. The resumption of services will need to be done gradually, as the attack targeted the countrys core IT infrastructure.

"In order to preserve its network infrastructure and to continue providing services to Ukraine's Armed Forces and other military formations as well as
to the customers, #Ukrtelecom has temporarily limited providing its services to the majority of private users and business-clients, the SSSCIP said in a separate tweet.

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In December last year, meanwhile, Special Russian Presidential Representative for International Cooperation in Cybersecurity and Director of the Foreign Ministry International Security Department, Andrey Krutskikh, said full-scale military activities were taking place in cyberspace.

Giving a speech at the 9th All-Russian congress of political scientists held at MGIMO University, he said: The war in cyberspace is underway and unfolding very intensively. No matter how hard we may try to say that all this is disguised and that it isnt that war or this war, in actual fact, military activities in cyberspace are in full swing."

Knowing that the internet infrastructure will be targeted by the Russians,
the Ukrainian diplomats asked Starlinks Elon Musk for help, and the CEO complied.

Numerous satellite dishes were distributed across the country, to help keep Ukraine online, while Musk also said the company was working on mobile satellite dishes which would make it more difficult for Russian invaders to target specific devices.
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