Russia carried out more than 4,500 cyberattacks against Ukraine in 2022, claims Kyiv
Ukraine’s cybersecurity services have neutralized more than 4,500 Russian cyberattacks against their country since the start of 2022, an official has charged.
In an interview with the My-Ukraine TV channel, Ilya Vitiuk, head of the cybersecurity department at the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), assured that “The aggressor country launches an average of more than ten cyberattacks per day. Fortunately, Ukrainian society is not even aware of most of them”. He adds : “We entered 2022 with eight years of hybrid warfare experience behind us. At the time of the invasion, we were already prepared for the worst scenarios”. According to him, nearly 800 cyberattacks were recorded in 2020, more than 1,400 in 2021, and that number tripled in 2022.
cyberattacks “Massives were pushed back in January and February and provided us with additional training before the invasion” Russian in late February, the official continued. According to him, Russia particularly targets the energy sector, logistics, military installations, as well as government databases and information resources.
“We monitor risks and threats in real time, 24/7”he assured. “We know by name most of the Russian special services hackers who are working against us. After Ukraine’s victory, they will have to appear before an international military tribunal..
