Ukrainian Officials' Phones hacked amid Russian Invasion Says Cybersecurity Expert
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07-Jun-2022
Ukrainian officials’ phones are under the cyber-attack Says an expert in
Cybersecurity in between the ongoing
Russian Invasion.
Highlights
- Several attempts were made to compromise Ukraine officials’ phones
- The malware was being spread to attack the Ukraine officials
- Ukraine says it will further deal with the matter of cybersecurity
Also Read: Ukrainian Websites facing Non-Stop Attack From Russian hackers Since Invasion: Says Cyber Watchdog
Ukraine has witnessed many attacks on its cyberspace which were later on revised with the help of many global cybersecurity experts. Amid the
Russian invasion, the phones of Ukrainian officials have been targeted by hackers as Russia pursues its invasion of Ukraine.
The deputy head of Ukraine’s State Special Communication Service, Victor Zhora
revealed the phones being used by the Ukraine officials and public servants in the country had come under sustained targeting.
Zhora said “We see a lot of attempts to hack Ukrainian Officials’ phones, mainly with the spreading of malware,” to the journalists during an online conference which was used to mean the mark 100 days since Russian forces poured across the border.
Zhora also told that in his service so far, not seen any evidence that a Ukrainian device had been compromised.
The technology’s ability to hack such devices without making any connection with the user using the sophisticated and invisible way is sometimes called a “Zero clicks” hack because it needs no interaction from the victim. In April month, Reuter reported a case in which European Commission officials had had their phones targeted using zero-click spyware.
Ukraine Officials’ said they and their colleagues were aware of the threat of zero-click intrusions but declined to comment on whether they knew of any such attempts against their own devices.
He commented, “We continue monitoring this.”
These days cyber security became the most sensitive area where fraud activity can be seen and this is just because of the lack of awareness among people.