Kiev accuses Russia of cyber attack

kiev - Ukraine opposition Wednesday accused Russia of a new cyber attack, which would be directed against the electricity, finance and other infrastructure. According to Oleksandr Tkatsjoek of the Ukrainian Security Service, the attack carried out by the Russian security service, commercial software companies and criminal hackers.

Tkatsjoek calls the malware Tele Bots, a name that was also used for an attack in September. The malware could also be based Black Energy. Malware infected a power station and made in December 2015 for a six-hour power outage in Ukraine.

Ukraine accuses Russia already more of a cyber war. Only in November and December 6500 Russia would cyberattacks last year have performed against the neighboring country.