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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

State Department says Russian cyber war against Ukraine began in January

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The Biden administration on Tuesday formally blamed the Russian government for a series of cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s government and private sector that occurred in the days leading up to and amid the ongoing invasion.

A statement from Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Moscow of conducting “denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and cyber attacks to delete data from computers belonging to government and private entities”.

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