Ukraine Says Its Telecom Service Under “Brazen” Cyber Attack

Members of the Ukrainian parliament have had their mobile phones hacked by equipment installed in Russia-controlled Crimea, according to the nation’s security services. Reuters reports that “an IP-telephonic attack is under way on mobile phones of members of Ukrainian parliament for the second day in row.”

 

Via Reuters,

“I confirm that an IP-telephonic attack is under way on mobile phones of members of Ukrainian parliament for the second day in row,” Valentyn Nalivaichenko told a news briefing.

 

“At the entrance to (telecoms firm) Ukrtelecom in Crimea, illegally and in violation of all commercial contracts, was installed equipment that blocks my phone as well as the phones of other deputies, regardless of their political affiliation,” he said.

 

“The security services are now seeking to restore at least the security of communications,” he said. “All state information security systems were unprepared for such a brazen violation of the law.”

Hardly surprising but not exactly the actions of a nation that has “folded” on Ukraine as stocks seem to suggest.


    



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