Ukraine is investigating a suspected cyberattack on Kyiv’s power grid over the weekend, the latest in a series of strikes on its energy and financial infrastructure, the head of the state-run power distributor said on Tuesday.
Vsevolod Kovalchuk, acting chief director of Ukrenergo, told Reuters that a power distribution station near Kyiv unexpectedly switched off early on Sunday, leaving the northern part of the capital without electricity.
It comes after a Ukrainian security chief said last week that Ukraine needed to beef up its cyber defenses, citing a spate of attacks on government websites that he said originated in Russia.
Kovalchuk said the …read more
Source: Voice of America
