Ukraine government websites hit by massive cyberattack
- Websites of Ukraine’s foreign, agriculture, education and other ministries hit
- Incident comes as tensions between Russia and the West soar over Ukraine
Kyiv on Friday reported a massive cyberattack on key government websites as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine escalate following several rounds of unsuccessful talks.
The education ministry said on Facebook that its website was down due to a “global (cyber) attack” that had taken place overnight.
Other websites that were down included that of the cabinet and the foreign and emergencies ministries.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
The foreign ministry website temporarily displayed a message in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish that appeared to suggest the attack was in response to Ukraine’s pro-Western stance.
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