Microsoft conducted its own investigation of a cyberattack on Ukrainian government sites and found that malware was disguised as ransomware. For the first time, experts discovered it on January 13, according to a message on the company's website..

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Malware has now been found in dozens of affected systems, from government agencies and non-governmental organizations to Ukrainian IT organizations, but their number may increase as the investigation progresses..

Experts have not yet been able to find commonalities between the group of hackers behind the attack on Ukraine and other groups of cybercriminals tracked by the company..

Microsoft believes that the actions of hackers pose an increased risk, therefore they call on all organizations to immediately conduct a thorough investigation and take enhanced protective measures.. The company communicated the findings to affected organizations, government agencies in the US and other countries..

The company emphasized that it is familiar with the geopolitical situation in Ukraine and the region, and therefore calls for the use of its published recommendations for active protection.

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On the night of January 13-14, some Ukrainian government websites were hacked. Among the victims are the websites of the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Emergency Service, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Energy.

The SBU and the Ministry of Digital Transformation announced that the personal data of Ukrainians is safe. Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov noted:

" To localize the problem, we decided to temporarily disable the portal "

Ukraine considers the hacker group UNC1151, affiliated with the intelligence services of Belarus, involved in the cyber attack. It is possible that Russian hackers could also be behind the cyber attack, the Kremlin denies such assumptions..

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell condemned cyberattack on Ukrainian government websites. According to him, the EU Committee on Politics and Security, as well as cyber units will meet to discuss their response and assistance to Kiev..