Ukraine says it was hit by cyberattack that briefly took down government websites

An illustrative image of computer pop-up box screen warning of a system being hacked. (solarseven; iStock by Getty Images)
An illustrative image of computer pop-up box screen warning of a system being hacked. (solarseven; iStock by Getty Images)

Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov says that the country was hit by a cyberattack that took down the websites of the foreign affairs ministry, the parliament and the cabinet of ministers.

The attack took place at around 4 p.m. local time, but all three websites were back up and running about an hour later.

Hebrew media cited an unnamed Ukrainian security official who blamed Russia for the attack.

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