Swiss government nakaranas ng cyberattack bago ang Ukraine peace summit
A man wearing a face mask was seen crossing in front of Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Geneva on March 20, 2020. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Naging biktima ng cyberattack ang websites ng gobyerno ng Switzerland, una sa inaasahan nang wave ng cyberattacks bago ang weekend peace summit ng Ukraine na hosted ng Bern.
Sinabi ng National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), “The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which make websites or network resources unavailable by flooding them with malicious traffic, resulted in minor outages.”
Ayon pa sa NCSC, “A first DDoS attack on various federal government websites and organisations involved in the summit on peace in Ukraine began this morning. The attacks were expected and are presumed to be in connection with the summit. They resulted in minor outages. The operation of the affected units was not significantly affected.”
Dagdag pa nito, “We would issue regular updates. The DDoS attacks are intended to impact the availability of websites. The security of data and systems was never at risk. Hacktivists use such cyberattacks to launch disruptive manoeuvres in cyberspace to spread political messages and attract attention. The attacks are within the expected range and there is currently no acute danger.”
Ngayong Sabado at Linggo, magiging host ang Switzerland sa unang Summit on Peace in Ukraine, na gaganapin sa marangyang Burgenstock resort sa labas ng Lucerne.
Sinabi ng Swiss government na dose-dosenang mga bansa ang nagkumpirma ng kanilang partisipasyon.
Sa summit ay susubukang makabuo ng isang roadmap para kapwa isangkot ang Russia at Ukraine sa isang peace process sa hinaharap.
Sinimulan ng Russia ang kanilang full-scale invasion sa Ukraine noong February 2022. Sinabi ng Moscow na hindi ito interesadong daluhan ang kumperensiya kaya hindi na ito inimbitahan.
