Hackers deface Ukraine's state news agency website and hijack its X profile
Hackers defaced the website of Ukraine's state news agency Ukrinform and altered its official X profile on November 11, prompting the agency to take its website offline while specialists investigated the cyberattack.
The attackers replaced content on Ukrinform's homepage with the word "ZELENET," an image of a crossed-out Ukrainian flag and a link to a Telegram channel, according to screenshots published by Ukrainian media.
Ukrinform's X account was also renamed "ZELENET," and its profile imagery was changed to display a propaganda slogan.
The agency confirmed that it had suffered a cyberattack and said specialists were working to establish the circumstances, assess the damage and restore normal operations. Its website subsequently displayed a notice about technical maintenance.
Ukrinform said it was cooperating with Ukraine's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, the Security Service of Ukraine's counterintelligence cyber protection department and other relevant authorities.
"The adversary is constantly improving its capabilities, using new methods and tools for cyberattacks," the agency said, stressing the need to strengthen its defenses.
The identity of the attackers has not been independently established, and the full extent of the breach remains unclear. There has been no confirmed information about whether internal systems or sensitive data were compromised.
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