National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine: behind the attack on the websites of departments are hackers associated with the intelligence of Belarus
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Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Serhiy Demedyuk accused hackers associated with the intelligence services of Belarus of cyber attacks on Ukrainian departments. He spoke about this in an interview with Reuters.
As Demedyuk specified, hackers from the UNC1151 group, which “is engaged in cyber espionage and is associated with the special services of the Republic of Belarus,” are behind the attack. He also expressed confidence that what happened was a front for “more destructive actions that are taking place outside the public eye.”
A hacker attack on Ukrainian government websites occurred on the night of January 13-14. The websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, the ministries of foreign affairs, education, sports, energy, agricultural policy, as well as the state emergency services were unavailable. A message from hackers appeared on some of them, written in three languages, and badges with the coat of arms of Ukraine, the flag and the pig crossed out.
Later, the Communications Service of Ukraine called this hacker attack “the most powerful in four years.” The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture blamed Russia for the incident.
