1、BRIEFING EPRS|European Parliamentary Research Service Author:Jakub Przetacznik with Simona Tarpova Members Research Service PE 733.549 June 2022 EN Russias war on Ukraine:Timeline of cyber-attacks SUMMARY Russia launched its war on Ukraine on 24 February 2022,but Russian cyber-attacks against Ukrain
2、e have persisted ever since Russias illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014,intensifying just before the 2022 invasion.Over this period,Ukraines public,energy,media,financial,business and non-profit sectors have suffered the most.Since 24 February,limited Russian cyber-attacks have undermined the distr
3、ibution of medicines,food and relief supplies.Their impact has ranged from preventing access to basic services to data theft and disinformation,including through deep fake technology.Other malicious cyber-activity involves sending of phishing emails,distributed denial-of-service attacks,and use of d
4、ata-wiper malware,backdoors,surveillance software and information stealers.Organisations and governments around the world have not been indifferent to the hybrid risks thus posed.EU-,US-and NATO-led initiatives have been carried out with the aim of neutralising cyber-threats and protecting essential