Peskov denies Russian involvement.
The Kremlin has traditionally stated that that have «nothing to do» to a cyberattack on Ukrainian websites that took place on the night of January 14th. In Russia, they will adhere to this position until they can prove the opposite.
He stubbornly stated that Russia «has nothing to do with these cyberattacks».
We live in a world of false accusations, fake news and a world of lies. Until this is proven, we will continue to argue that this is fake news,
— Putin's speaker stressed.
Also, Peskov did not miss the opportunity to make accusations against Ukraine.
«We are almost used to the fact that Ukrainians blame Russia for everything, even bad weather in their country», he said.
Large-scale cyber attack on Ukrainian websites: the main
- Global A hacker attack in Ukraine took place on the night of January 13-14. As a result, the work of a number of government websites was temporarily suspended.
- Ukrainian websites were targeted by hackers: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Emergency Service, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Sports, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.
- Contrary to the claims of the attackers, there was no data leakage, including personal data. Application «Diya» works stably. Ukrainian cyber experts are now investigating the technical side of the cyber attack and restoring the state of the site.
What does Russia have to do with it
The Center for Information Security, which undertook to investigate the cyber attack, said they had found a Russian trace. This confirms several facts:
- The desire to destabilize the situation in Ukraine. The Center for Information Security explained that since the beginning of the Russian military aggression, Ukrainian Internet resources have been attacked not for the first time, and not even for the second time. The purpose of such attacks is to destabilize the internal situation in the country, as well as sow chaos and discouragement in society.
- Political context. Experts also suggested that this cyberattack is related to Russia's recent defeat in negotiations over Ukraine's future cooperation with NATO. Hacking of Ukrainian government agencies may also be part of this psychological attack on Ukrainians
- Chronology of news distribution. The information first appeared on social networks, then the first publications among the media were «drain tanks». And then it was actively distributed by Russian publications. Instead, the Ukrainian media picked up the news at about 7 am.
We add that the SBU is already investigating the involvement of Russian special services in a large-scale cyber attack on the websites of Ukrainian government agencies. The police started criminal proceedings.