{"id":74408,"date":"2022-02-15T18:41:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T18:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/15\/cyberattack-hits-ukrainian-government-sites-major-banks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:29:35","slug":"cyberattack-hits-ukrainian-government-sites-major-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/02\/15\/cyberattack-hits-ukrainian-government-sites-major-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberattack hits Ukrainian government sites, major banks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KYIV, Ukraine \u2014 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/02\/14\/tripwire-for-real-war-cybers-fuzzy-rules-of-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\">cyberattack<\/a> hit the websites of Ukrainian government agencies and major banks Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack, the latest of several hacking operations targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>, came after weeks of escalating fears that Russia might invade its neighboring country. Russia sent signals Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/15\/russia-says-some-forces-pulling-back-amid-ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\">that it might be pulling back from the brink of an invasion<\/a>, but Western powers demanded proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon and CYBERCOM deferred comment on the cyberattack to the National Security Council, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/12\/more-us-military-jets-turn-to-east-europe-as-possible-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-looms\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/us_aircraft_heading_to_romania_to_enhance_nato_collective_defense.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">More US military jets turn to East Europe as possible Russian invasion of Ukraine looms<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">American fighter jets stationed elsewhere on the continent have moved farther east, including squadrons from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany and RAF Lakenheath in England.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 10 Ukrainian websites stopped working due to DDOS attacks, including those of the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Culture Ministry and Ukraine\u2019s two largest state banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Customers at Ukraine\u2019s largest state-owned bank, Privatbank, and the state-owned Sberbank reported problems with online payments and the banks\u2019 apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no threat to depositors\u2019 funds,\u201d the Ukrainian Information Ministry\u2019s Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security said in a statement. The deputy minister, Victor Zhora, confirmed a cyberattack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry suggested Russia could be behind Tuesday\u2019s incident without providing details. \u201cIt is possible that the aggressor resorted to tactics of petty mischief, because his aggressive plans aren\u2019t working overall,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mid-January, Ukraine accused Russia of being behind <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-russia-europe-moscow-malware-d3246ab9149e1a7e76599e7cc2149866\">a cyberattack that temporarily disabled about 70 Ukrainian government websites simultaneously<\/a>. 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