The Cyber Police Department of Ukraine is responsible for fighting online fraud, scams, and other forms of financially-motivated cybercrime. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Cyber Police started seeing a surge in new types of attacks. Yurii Vykhodets, who leads the department, said that he now spends much of his time trying to investigate and prevent cyberattacks targeting government institutions and critical infrastructure. Last month, for example, the Cyber Police seized more than 100,000 SIM cards used to register bot accounts that spread pro-Russia narratives on various social media sites. The Cyber Police reacts to any criminal activity directed against the citizens of Ukraine from across the internet. They focus on countering distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and attacks against media organizations, analyzing the enemy's information space, collecting information regarding cyber incidents, developing projects to support the army and volunteers, and safeguarding information resources. Cyberattacks directed against government institutions and the country's critical information infrastructure, and online fraud are the most prevalent types of cybercrime in Ukraine. The Cyber Police has also developed a project called Мрiя that helps counter enemy propaganda across the internet. In addition, the Cyber Police is working to counter money-laundering operations by exchanging information with international law enforcement agencies through Europol and Interpol.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:29:02 +0000