Ministry of Justice: Cyberattack on Ukraine's state infrastructure was being prepared for months

Ministry of Justice: Cyberattack on Ukraine's state infrastructure was being prepared for months

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The Minister of Justice has reported a massive cyberattack on Ukraine's state registries, which had been in the works for months. The attack suspended the registries' operation and may take up to two weeks to restore.

The massive cyberattack on state registries has probably been planned for months. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna during a briefing, UNN correspondent reports.

It was a massive attack on the entire infrastructure. Again, it had been prepared for months

- said Olga Stefanishyna.

Recall 

The Ministry of Justice has suspended the work of state registries due to a large-scale cyberattack by Russia. Registration of civil status acts continues in paper format, and restoration of the systems may take up to two weeks.