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CaptainTruth

(6,582 posts)
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 01:31 PM Feb 2022

Cyberattack on Ukraine is apparently underway.

To me it's Latest Breaking News, but the info I have doesn't fit the required format, so posting here.


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Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress·1h
Ukraine could be under a cyberattack. So far, the website of the Ministry of Defense http://mil.gov.ua and Armed Forces http://zsu.gov.ua; are down;
problems reported with state banks Oschadbank & Privat


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téphane Siohan @stefsiohan·53m
#URGENT #Ukraine According to a personal source in the banking sector, 4 banks are now affected by the ongoing DDoS attack: Privat, Crédit Agricole, Oschadbank and First International Ukrainian Bank


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Liveuamap @Liveuamap
Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security of Ukraine confirms DDoS attack on two largest Ukrainian state banks: Oschadbank and Privatbank, and Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces websites https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/15-february-centre-for-strategic-communications-and-information… #Ukraine


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Evgen Vorobiov 🇺🇦 @vorobyov·53m
Privat and Oschad are two biggest retail banks in Ukraine in terms of client base: they have about 20.5 million customers combined.
I think that the purpose of this attack may be to trigger bank runs, which would be really dangerous.
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Cyberattack on Ukraine is apparently underway. (Original Post) CaptainTruth Feb 2022 OP
As widely predicted dalton99a Feb 2022 #1
Geez..I hope this isn't the beginning of a russian invasion PortTack Feb 2022 #2
It has been said that this is what China would do prior to invading Taiwan. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #3

PortTack

(32,751 posts)
2. Geez..I hope this isn't the beginning of a russian invasion
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 03:10 PM
Feb 2022

Those in the know said they would start with cyberattacks

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