MP Fediienko on the large-scale cyberattack on state registries: "It could have been bribery or phishing."

Alexander Fedienko, the chairman of the subcommittee on cybersecurity issues, government communications, and cryptographic information protection within the National Security, Defense, and Intelligence Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, shared this information, reports Radio Liberty.

According to him, the attack was well-prepared, and the entry was made through a high-level account.

"There could be components involving the recruitment of an employee from this institution, there might be a multi-level mechanism for planting some flash drive, allowing it to reach a person inside the perimeter and be activated. Phishing could also target all employees' computers, who might be working with a closed network remotely, which is generally prohibited. So, it's definitely not just Vasya, Petya, or someone else. This is a clearly well-planned cyber attack that could have been executed considering a sufficiently systematic organization," - said Fedienko.

The deputy states that, according to his information, the databases were preserved, so the registries can be restored.

"If they have preserved images (data archives - ed.), which I hope is the case, I have confirmed this information from closed sources, I think that in a week or two, they will gradually start to be restored," - emphasized Alexander Fedienko.

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Recall:

Ukraine has suffered the most extensive cyber attack on government registries in recent times. As a result of the attack carried out by Russian hackers, the operation of key systems of the Ministry of Justice was temporarily suspended. The hackers claimed to have destroyed all data they accessed, including backup copies on servers in Poland. The state registries will take two weeks to restore.