Georgia condemns cyber attacks against Ukraine
Cyber attacks against the Ukrainian government websites were carried out on January 14. Photo: Ukrainian MFA
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The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Georgia 'strongly condemns' cyber attacks against the Ukrainian government websites, expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian MFA.
???????? strongly condemns cyber attacks against #Ukraine ???????? and its government. Actions of this kind are totally unacceptable and create ground for the further escalation of situation. We stand in solidarity with ???????? @MFA_Ukraine.
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) January 15, 2022
Cyber attacks against the Ukrainian government websites were carried out on January 14.
The hackers left threatening messages on targeted websites.
Ukrainians! … All information about you has become public. Be afraid and await worse. This is for your past, present and future, they wrote in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish languages.
NEWS IN KYIV: Several Ukrainian government websites down due to a major a cyberattack. Below is the @MFA_Ukraine website now. It reads in part: "Ukrainians!...All information about you has become public, be afraid and expect worse." Sites of MOD and Education ministry also down. pic.twitter.com/3lbA06Q3Fl
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 14, 2022
Ukrainian MFA spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko reported that the Ukrainian Security Service obtained information suggesting that the Russian secret services may have carried out the attack.
Investigation is still ongoing but the Security Service of Ukraine has obtained preliminary indicators suggesting that hacker groups associated with the Russian secret services may stand behind today’s massive cyberattack on government websites https://t.co/VaSfPL1RSc @ServiceSsu
— Oleg Nikolenko (@OlegNikolenko_) January 14, 2022
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg denounced the attack, saying that NATO and Ukraine will sign an agreement on 'enhanced cyber cooperation.'
The US condemns Russia’s ‘widespread disruptive cyber attack against Georgia,' carried out in October 2019, the press office of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said earlier today.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has stated that on October 28, 2019, the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Main Center for Special Technologies carried out a ‘widespread, disruptive cyber attack’ against web pages and servers of Georgian governmental agencies, court and media organisations.“The attack caused serious damage to the web pages and servers. The cyberattack aimed to undermine Georgia’s national security, harming the Georgian population, disrupting the functioning of government agencies, as well as various organizations, and stirring commotion in public."
The Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia has become a full member of the Multinational Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP), which is a NATO-endorsed smart defence initiative, reports the Ministry of Defence.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that NATO allies have called on Russia to withdraw forces from Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova at a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council held earlier today.
Georgian civil activists and politicians have held a rally in solidarity with Ukraine outside the Ukrainian Embassy in Tbilisi earlier today. The demonstrators expressed their support for the Ukrainian people, denouncing Russia's military buildup near the border of Ukraine.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has expressed solidarity to Ukraine and its people stating “Georgia stands with Ukraine” amid high tension at the country’s border due to the build-up of Russian troops.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani held a phone talk with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Monday during which they discussed “common challenges” related to Russian occupation, the Georgian Foreign Ministry announces.