SBU neutralizes over 4,500 Russian cyberattacks this year

Since year-start, the Security Service of Ukraine has neutralized more than 4,500 cyberattacks targeting Ukraine.

That’s according to the SBU press service, Ukrinform reports.

"We have entered 2022 with eight years of experience in hybrid warfare behind our shoulders. After all, the war in cyber domain has been going on before. At the time of the invasion, we were already prepared for worst-case scenarios. And massive cyberattacks that we repelled in January and February became additional ‘training’ before the invasion," said Ilya Vityuk, head of the agency’s Cyber Security Department.

According to the official, with the onset of full-scale aggression, the attacks multiplied. While in 2020, almost 800 cyberattacks were recorded, in 2021 there were 1,400 of them, and this year, their number has more than tripled.

"Today, the aggressor power carries out an average of more than 10 cyberattacks per day. Ukrainian public, fortunately, isn’t even aware of most of them," Vityuk said.

The official also reported that energy, logistics, military facilities, as well as databases of state bodies and information resources are in the zone of the enemy’s special attention.

"We monitor risks and threats24/7, in real time. We know by name most of the hackers from the Russian special services working against us. Efforts are underway to document them. After Ukraine wins, a separate block of hearings of the international military tribunal will await them," Vityuk said.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russia accompanies its missile strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities with powerful cyberattacks in order to cause a more massive blackout.

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