Ukraine defense ministry, two banks reportedly hit by cyberattacks

Ukraine’s defense ministry and two state-linked banks were affected by cyberattacks Tuesday, the latest in an ongoing hybrid war campaign involving electronic espionage and fake bomb threats designed to sow chaos and destabilize the Ukrainian government, according to reports.

A statement from the Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security did not identify Russia as the culprit behind the attack, but suggested Moscow’s involvement.

“It is not ruled out that the aggressor used tactics of little dirty tricks because its aggressive plans are not working out on a large scale,” the statement said, according to Reuters. 

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