“In 2024, the number of cyber attacks on Ukraine increased by almost 70%, reaching 4,315 incidents, compared to 2,541 a year earlier.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
In 2024, the number of cyber attacks on Ukraine increased by almost 70%, reaching 4,315 incidents, compared to 2,541 a year earlier. This was reported by the press service of the State Special Communications. Most often, hackers attack critical infrastructure: the energy sector, government agencies, security agencies, and telecommunications. Their goal is to steal sensitive information and destroy data. The most common tools are mass mailings of malware and phishing emails. During the war, the most valuable information for the enemy is information about the plans of the defense forces of Ukraine, data from enterprises of the defense-industrial complex, the government and other organizations that support the military. CERT-UA, the government’s cyber incident response team, notes that cyber warfare remains one of Russia’s key tools for destabilizing the situation in Ukraine. In 2024, there was a steady trend of increasing attacks on critical infrastructure, especially in energy. Experts predict that attacks will continue in 2025, and cyberspace will remain a hot spot of war. Read also: Everything is gone. How Russian hackers hacked Ukrainian registries We will remind: Ukraine suffered the largest cyber attack on state registries in recent times. As a result of the attack carried out by Russian hackers, the operation of key systems of the Ministry of Justice was temporarily suspended. The hackers said they destroyed all the data they had access to, including backups on servers in Poland. The largest cyber attack on the state registers of Ukraine was being prepared for several months, but the SBU said that they could not reveal the details of its preparation. The State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection does not confirm the leak of information after the Russian cyber attack. Restoration of the Ministry of Justice registers, which were subjected to a cyber attack, will take from one to two weeks, according to preliminary data of experts. Diya resumed the process of booking employees after a massive Russian cyber attack.