Ukraine Agencies' Data Were Wiped in Suspected Russian Cyberattack
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Check out my latest CSO column, which provides a detailed timeline surrounding the cyberattacks in Ukraine, noting that these incidents have implications for organizations outside Ukraine.
Several Ukrainian government agencies had their data wiped in a cyberattack that Ukraine believes is linked to Russia. According to the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine and other individuals familiar with the incident, the attack was coordinated with another attack that defaced government agency websites last week.
The agencies whose computer disks were wiped provided “critical executive branch or emergency response functions,” Tom Burt, Microsoft’s vice president for customer security and trust, said in a separate blog post Saturday. Yurii Shchyhol, head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, said one of the agencies which had its data wiped was the Motor Vehicle Insurance Bureau. He also said that he expects…
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