A massive cyberattack has taken place in Belgium over the past four weeks. After the cyber attack, the e-mail systems of the Belgian Ministry of Defense did not work for approximately 4 weeks. According to the breaking news, Ukraine has faced a cyber attack as of now.
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It was stated that 7 ministries and some public institutions were affected after the attack in Ukraine. Officials who made a statement on the subject stated that it is still too early to draw any conclusions. The attack, which took place after the security talks between Moscow and the US and its allies this week, was also the subject of discussion on social media.
According to reports, suspected Russian hackers left a message on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. In the message left, “Ukrainians! All information about you has become public. Fear and expect worse. This is your past, present and future…”
A reference was made to the Ukrainian rebel army and historical lands, which fought against the Soviet Union during the Second World War, in the message, which was also broadcast. Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, said about the cyber attack:As a result of a massive cyber attack, the website of the foreign ministry and other government agencies has been temporarily downed. Our experts have started restoring the workings of their IT systems and the cyber police has opened an investigation.” he declared.
Russia sent 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian border last week. The Russian Ministry of Defense on Friday described the event as a “drill”. After this cyber attack in Ukraine, eyes were turned to Russia again. Although the results of the cyber attack are not clear as of now, the people of Ukraine are concerned about the security of their personal information.