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Several Ukrainian media outlets were attacked by Russian hackers this week, posting misinformation about the ongoing war between the two countries.<\/p>\n
Ukrainska Pravada, one of the largest Ukrainian online newspapers, and Liga.net, a business media site, were hacked in recent days. Ukraine\u2019s cybersecurity agency (SSSCIP) confirmed via Telegram that the hacks came from Russia.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussia continues the information war against our state. Today, Russian hackers launched another attack on a number of Ukrainian media and posted fake information on their resources,\u201d SSSCIP posted.<\/a><\/p>\n Representatives from the organizations have contacted the Government Computer Emergency Response Team and experts are investigating the incident, the agency said.<\/p>\n Ukrainian Pravada\u2019s account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, was hacked on Sunday<\/a>. The organization\u2019s editorial team \u201clost access to the UP account\u201d and \u201cfakes began to appear on the page.\u201d<\/p>\n The organization said the false information pertained to the recent Ukrainian withdrawal in Avdiivka. Ukraine\u2019s commander-in-chief said last week<\/a> that troops were leaving the city in eastern Ukraine to save the lives and health of its soldiers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are trying to restore access. Please do not consider the information posted on our Ukrainian-language X account as having anything to do with Ukrainska Pravda,\u201d the organization said, adding that its English-language account has not been hacked.<\/p>\n Liga.net also said that on Sunday a fake news story appeared on its site about the \u201calleged \u2018rout\u2019 by the Russian occupiers of the elite units of the Armed Forces in Avdiivka.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe editors of LIGA.net are not involved in the publication of Russian disinformation, the site was hacked by unknown persons,\u201d the organization said.<\/a><\/p>\n The outlet said the article was quickly removed but still was active \u201cfor some time\u201d and was \u201cautomatically spread\u201d on the organization\u2019s X account. It said it is investigating its security gaps to prevent it from happening.<\/p>\n The news of the hacks comes just after Russian President Vladimir sat down for an interview<\/a> with pundit Tucker Carlson, where he spread propaganda about Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine as part of his ongoing information warfare campaign.<\/p>\n SSSCIP said in a post<\/a> last year that the \u201cmost intense period of hostile cyber activity\u201d against Ukrainian media outlets was at the beginning of the invasion nearly two years ago, although it has continued throughout the duration of the war.<\/p>\n For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n