cybersecurity
The IT Coalition for Ukraine, comprising 12 European nations, has raised a combined 58 million euros ($62.9 million) for Ukraine's IT and cybersecurity defense capabilities, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on May 31. The announcement comes as members of the IT Coalition Steering Group met this week for discussions in Tallinn. During the meetings, an additional funding contribution of 22 million euros ($23.8 million) was announced from Luxembourg, Iceland, Estonia, and Belgium. The coalition, which was established in September 2023, is led by Estonia and Luxemburg and includes Ukraine, Bel...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
The U.K., U.S., and Australia announced sanctions on the Russian leader of the cyber-crime gang, LockBit, the U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on May 7. Lockbit has become one of the most prolific ransomware groups in recent years, carrying out 3,000 cyberattacks in the U.S. and Europe and resulting in losses of billions of euros. The sanctions will target Dmitry Khoroshev, a Russian national who has been identified as one of the senior leaders of Lockbit. The NCA announced in February that it had taken control of Lockbit's services, allowing it to infiltrate the group's network. U...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Data on over 6,000 meetings held by Germany's Budeswehr was available online until May 3, according to the German media outlet Die Zeit. Die Ziet's report came after an audio recording of a conversation between German Air Force officers on the delivery of Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian troops was leaked. The nearly 40-minute conversation was published on March 1 by Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Kremlin-controlled TV channel RT. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius later said that the call between the officers was held via Webex videoconferen...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Telegram chatbots of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the Digital Transformation Ministry were restored on April 29 after being previously blocked. The chatbots, which are primarily used to gather information on Russian troops in occupied territories, disappeared from Telegram on April 28. Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communicationsand Information Security reported on their restoration at around 10 a.m. local time the following day. In total, three of Ukraine's government Telegram chatbots were blocked. This included the chatbot of Ukra...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Ukrainian military intelligence carried out a massive cyberattack on April 26, targeting the online platforms of Russia's ruling United Russia party, a source in Ukraine's special services told the Kyiv Independent. United Russia claimed earlier in the day that its electronic services were under large-scale DDoS attacks. The party alleged that the attacks were linked to the launching of its Victory Day campaign. The party's critical digital infrastructure remained operational, according to United Russia's statement. A source in Ukrainian special services told the Kyiv Independent that United R...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
NATO's largest cyber defense exercise, Locked Shields, began in Tallinn, Estonia, on April 24, drawing participants from over 40 countries, including Ukraine. NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDOE) and the National Cyber Security Coordination Center of Ukraine announced that over 4,000 representatives from numerous countries, including Ukraine, will take part in Locked Shields this year. "They will face a range of challenges that replicate the complexities of cyber defense in the real world, including critical thinking, strategic decision-making, legal aspects, crisis co...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
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