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Ukrainian defense ministry hit by DDoS during tense standoff with Russia

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Dissent

Corin Faife reports:

On Tuesday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence suffered from a DDoS attack that prevented users from accessing its website, and two Ukrainian banks lost access to online banking services, according to statements from the government.

In a tweet posted at around 7PM local time (12PM ET), the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence said that its website was probably being hit with a DDoS attack and that work to restore service was underway. Four hours later, the site still could not be accessed.

Read more at The Verge.


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