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New Cyber Attacks Hit Airport, Metro in Ukraine (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the heads-up dept.

Cyber attacks hit Ukraine's Odessa airport and the metro system in Kiev on Tuesday, with the state-run Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) saying a new wave of hacks was hitting the country and asking transport networks to be on particular alert. From a report: Ukraine was the chief victim of a major cyber attack earlier this year, and the government had warned on Oct. 13 that another strike might be coming. "We ask the owners of telecommunication systems, other information resources, transport infrastructure first of all, as well as ordinary internet users, to comply with stricter cyber security requirements," CERT-Ukraine said in a statement. The cyber police and the infrastructure ministry said that Tuesday's strikes did not appear to constitute a mass attack. The central bank said the banking system was working normally. "We report that the IT system of Odessa international airport has been hit by a hacker attack. All services of the airport are working in a stricter mode," the airport said in a statement.

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  1. Queue apologists in 5... 4... 3... 2... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, how will Putin's troll network be spinning this one?

    1. It's a false flag attack by the Ukraine's own government.
    2. It's all part of the Gay Jew conspiracy.
    3. Iran
    4. Something something CIA/Mossad/
    5. But... Hillary's emails!

    Stay tuned to Slashdot to find out!

    1. Re:Queue apologists in 5... 4... 3... 2... by guestapoo · · Score: 5, Insightful
      The post on slashdot: The fucking Title: New Cyber Attacks Hit Airport, Metro in Ukraine

      The fucking Summary: "Ukraine was the chief victim of a major cyber attack earlier this year, and the government had warned on Oct. 13 that another strike might be coming................. CERT-Ukraine said in a statement."

      The original article: Title: New wave of cyber attacks hits Ukraine and Russia

      Cyber attacks using malware called “BadRabbit” hit Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday

      Interfax, one of the largest news agencies in Russia, said some of its services were hit by an “unprecedented virus attack”.

      “According to our data, most of the victims targeted by these attacks are located in Russia. We have also seen similar but fewer attacks in Ukraine, Turkey and Germany,” said Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab.

      Ukraine’s cyber police chief told Reuters the country was “barely affected”.

      And, more, how such a lame post like this, the OP, got mode up "4 insightful".