If Russia is behind these cyberattacks, Putin might be aiming to shake the resolve of the Ukrainian people in advance of a ground invasion, Tim Kosiba, a former top National Security Agency official, told The Daily Beast.
has assessed that the attacks on government websites are likely DDoS attacks, in which an attacker hits a website with an overwhelming number of requests so that the website malfunctions. Work is being done to restore the sites, the government said.The apparent cyber incursions come just as U.S. officials and military analysts warn a Russian invasion into Ukraine could happen this week.
The financial fallout of the disruptions Tuesday might be more widespread than is currently known, according to John Hultquist, Mandiant’s vice president of intelligence analysis, told The Daily Beast. But already, some of the information about the cyberattacks could point to misfires and false information aimed at sowing confusion.
“Though we've anticipated disruptive Russian attacks against Ukraine, we've seen no evidence of responsibility at this time, and denial of service attacks are notoriously difficult to attribute,” Hultquist told The Daily Beast.
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