Ukraine’s government attacked by emails loaded with malware

As per reports, Ukrainian authorities are warning of a new malware campaign targeting government entities with emails masquerading to be from the Security Service of Ukraine. On Monday (12 August), the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) noticed that attackers posing as the Security Service of Ukraine were mass-distributing emails with malicious software. CERT-UA has identified more than 100 affected computers, mostly among central and local government bodies in Ukraine.

According to a report by Ukraine’s State Cyber Defence Center, there has been a significant 62.5 percent increase in cyber incidents in Ukraine compared to 2022.