Cybersecurity

Ukrainian hackers claim attack on Russian scientific research center

Pro-Ukraine hackers have reportedly breached a Russian scientific research center, Ukraine’s defense intelligence directorate (GUR) said. According to GUR’s report on Wednesday, the hacker group called “BO Team” attacked the State Research Center on Space Hydrometeorology, also known as “Planeta,” and destroyed its database and valuable equipment. Planeta is a Russian state enterprise that receives […]

Cybersecurity

DDoS Barrage Hits Monobank, Ukraine’s Largest Mobile Bank, in Unprecedented Attack

Monobank, Ukraine’s largest mobile-only bank, faced a barrage of denial of service (DDoS) attacks on January 21, crippling its operations and causing widespread disruption. Co-founder and CEO Oleh Horokhovskyi took to Telegram to confirm the Monobank cyberattack, revealing that the bank was targeted with a staggering 580 million service requests in one of the attacks. […]

Cybersecurity

Ukraine’s intelligence claims cyberattack on Russia’s state tax service

Ukraine’s defense intelligence directorate (GUR) said it infected thousands of servers belonging to Russia’s state tax service with malware, and destroyed databases and backups. During the operation, Ukraine’s military spies said they managed to break into one of the “key well-protected central servers” of Russia’s federal tax service (FNS) as well as more than 2,300 […]

Cybersecurity

Russian hackers target Ukrainian government systems involved in war crimes investigations

Russia is stepping up its cyberattacks on Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies in an effort to uncover what they know about war crimes committed by Russian soldiers, according to Ukrainian cybersecurity officials. The Kremlin’s recent espionage campaigns targeted Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office, courts, and other entities involved in investigating war crimes, said Victor Zhora, the deputy […]