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Ukraine military to create Cyber Force

Challenges and threats in cyberspace today are much more threatening than those posed by nuclear arms, the NSDC secretary believes.

12:30, 02.06.2021

Microsoft accuses Russia of new cyberattack on U.S. government agencies

This wave of attacks targeted approximately 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations.

15:40, 28.05.2021

EU helping Ukraine strengthen cybersecurity

The EU-funded cybersecurity exercises for representatives of Ukrainian state bodies took place in Kyiv on May 17-19.

13:35, 21.05.2021

NSDC adopts five-year strategy for cybersecurity development

The approach to shaping the strategy, the quality of the document and its relevance are "at the highest level," deputy PM believes.

23:15, 14.05.2021

Zelensky takes part in UA30 Cybercenter presentation

The center's team repels cyber attacks and cyber incidents around the clock.

16:55, 13.05.2021

Ukraine seeks to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation with Baltic States amid Russian threats

NSDC secretary expressed interest in maximizing practical cooperation with the NATO Cyber Center based in Estonia.

14:50, 05.05.2021

Russian hackers again targeting Ukrainian officials amid rising tensions

The campaign first appeared in January and ran through at least mid-March,

16:30, 21.04.2021

Ukraine PM offers Germany to exchange experience in cybersecurity

Ukraine expresses readiness to hold a second round of bilateral cyber consultations with Germany.

23:15, 19.03.2021

U.S. response to SolarWinds hack could go beyond sanctions – Biden's advisor

It will include a "mix of tools seen and unseen."

11:55, 22.02.2021

Ukrainian sentenced in U.S. for operating int'l US$3 mln money laundering scheme

He pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud.

19:00, 13.02.2021

Transnational hacker group exposed in Ukraine (Photos)

It was a joint operation of Ukraine, Eurojust, Europol, U.S. and German law enforcement agencies.

23:59, 27.01.2021

Government launches educational series on cyber hygiene for civil servants

The series is open for free use, having already been posted on the Diia.Tsifrova Osvita platform.

15:15, 26.01.2021

NSDC warns about threats in Ukraine over large-scale cyber attack in U.S.

The attack is very similar to the Ransom: Win32/Petya attack that occurred in Ukraine in 2017.

16:40, 14.12.2020

Police open case into leak of 500 soldiers' personal data

Personal data is disclosed in a list of soldiers' applications for land plots in the town of Dubno.

18:45, 05.11.2020

U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian government research institution connected to Triton malware

The cyber actors behind the Triton malware have been referred to by the private cybersecurity industry as "the most dangerous threat activity publicly known."

12:50, 24.10.2020

Ukraine calls on international community to put more pressure on Russia for cyber attacks

The Ukrainian government says it trusts findings of a U.S. probe into Russia's cyber crimes.

12:50, 21.10.2020

MI5 chief says UK facing "nasty mix" of threats

New legislation is expected to make a big difference in bringing the law up to date in criminalizing what foreign espionage agents get up to inside Britain.

11:30, 15.10.2020

Experts tell of long-lasting cyberthreat

Over a million devices worldwide have been infected.

09:00, 13.10.2020

Hacker group stealing gov't secrets, ESET security experts say

The group has compromised government entities, including militaries and foreign ministries, as well as private companies, across Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

18:20, 03.10.2020

NSDC: cyber attacks reported 24/7, originating in Russia, Asia

The geography of such attacks is expanding, Danilov notes.

20:15, 25.09.2020

Ukraine embarks on development of cybersecurity strategy after recent cyber attacks

The development of the Cybersecurity Strategy began after the approval of the National Security Strategy of Ukraine.

13:20, 24.09.2020

Ukraine reports string of cyber attacks on police websites, hackers post fake news

What is more, a fake report about a radioactive leakage accident was posted on a local council's website.

15:35, 23.09.2020

Zelensky endorses national security strategy

The strategy is based on three principles of state policy in the field of national security.

10:05, 15.09.2020

Local elections in Ukraine: SBU vows to ensure safety of automated systems

Bakanov has called on other agencies to focus on proper information and technical support of the election process.

23:50, 27.08.2020

RFE/RL: U.S. releases cybersecurity advisory on new 'Drovorub' Russian malware

The 45-page advisory is an "extensive, technical analysis on specific threats."

11:55, 14.08.2020

Reuters: Russia pledges reciprocal steps after EU sanctions for alleged cyberattacks

The EU targeted the department for special technologies of the Russian military intelligence service.

16:20, 31.07.2020

Data leak from Cloudflare service poses no threat to government portals – SBU

It has turned out that IP addresses of web resources that emerged on the internet are a generalized database of publicly available data.

18:00, 28.07.2020

U.S. announces US$1 mln rewards for two Ukrainian hackers

In January 2020, a U.S. Secret Service led investigation resulted in a 16-count indictment against Radchenko and Ieremenko.

18:30, 22.07.2020

DW: Germany proposes first-ever use of EU cyber sanctions over Russia hacking

A decision from the bloc is still pending.

15:59, 12.07.2020

Facebook removes accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior in Ukraine

According to estimates, about US$1.93 million was spent for ads on Facebook and Instagram.

11:55, 09.07.2020

RFE/RL: U.S deports Russian hacker convicted of stealing almost US$1 mln

Lisov pleaded guilty to stealing US$855,000 from accounts in U.S. banks.

14:41, 17.06.2020

Number of cyber attacks on Ukraine's government agencies grows by 56% within week

The vast majority of DDoS attacks targeted the websites of the Ukrainian President's Office.

16:35, 03.06.2020

Russia engaged in cyber operations worldwide, Ukraine's top diplomat tells UNSC

"We should consolidate our efforts to elaborate 'rules of the game' to prevent any attempt to discredit such eminent achievement of the humanity as computer technologies," said Kuleba.

22:30, 22.05.2020

Ukraine's digital transformation ministry denies massive leak rumors

Law enforcers are probing into dissemination of personal data of Ukrainian citizens through Telegram chat bots.

13:00, 12.05.2020

Sextortion scammers still shilling with stolen passwords – cybersecurity experts

The email includes the potential victim's password as evidence of a hack, but there is more than meets the eye.

14:40, 30.04.2020

Security chief in Ukraine roots for prolonging ban on Russian social networks

Bakanov is convinced that the extension of the ban on Odnoklassniki and VKontakte will help protect Ukrainians from fake news and manipulation.

19:20, 10.04.2020

The Hill: U.S. pledges US$8 mln to Ukraine for cybersecurity assistance

The new funds were given two months after Ukrainian authorities asked the FBI to assist in investigating an attack on Ukrainian gas company Burisma by Russian military hackers.

03:40, 04.03.2020

RFE/RL: Ukraine says it disrupted bot network supported by Russian online services

The operation took place in the capital, Kyiv, and in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Dubno, and Irpin.

19:56, 18.02.2020

NSDC to cooperate with major private companies in countering cyber threats

NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov heads the National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity

20:50, 14.02.2020

Ukraine's NSDC to cooperate with global IT giants in countering cyber threats

They will interact via the platform of the National Coordinating Center for Cybersecurity.

15:25, 14.02.2020

Danilov: Zelensky increases NSDC staff to beef up cybersecurity

NSDC personnel grew to 190 people.

15:07, 29.01.2020

Reuters: Ukraine says personal data leaked from government jobs portal

Ukraine and its institutions have repeatedly been the victims of cyber attacks.

18:59, 17.01.2020

Reuters: Russian hackers targeted Ukrainian company at center of impeachment storm

Burisma's website had been subject to multiple break-in attempts over the past six months.

09:00, 14.01.2020

Ukraine, U.S. to cooperate in cybersecurity – NSDC

Danilov thanked the U.S. diplomat for assistance in the security sector.

16:14, 18.12.2019

U.S. Senate panel to debate Russian sanctions bill 'From Hell' this week – media

The bipartisan bill seeks to impose sanctions on Russia for its interference in democratic processes abroad as well as its "malign" actions in Syria and aggression against Ukraine.

14:35, 15.12.2019

"Even nuclear arms will be overshadowed": NSDC names main threat to global security

Ukraine is working to develop its own cybersecurity center.

22:20, 14.12.2019

Ukraine's SBU blocks over 10 cyber attacks on state information resources in Nov

The government's Cert-UA response team recorded more than 600 cyber incidents in the Ukrainian public sector last year.

21:00, 03.12.2019

Global IT security company warns against most common scams to watch out on Black Friday

According to ESET telemetry, of all the Black Friday-related emails users will get in one day an average of 12% will be spam emails.

20:59, 28.11.2019

Hacking the hackers: Russian group hijacked Iranian spying operation, officials say – media

The hacking campaign, the extent of which has not been previously revealed, was most active in the Middle East but also targeted organizations in Britain.

10:59, 21.10.2019

Global leader in cybersecurity ESET discovers new type of banking trojans stealing cryptocurrency

It is used to steal cryptocurrency via a technique that monitors clipboard content for cryptocurrency wallet data.

19:15, 03.10.2019