Ukraine Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko says Ukraine police have been registering hundreds of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure “on a daily basis”.
Mr Myroshnychenko’s remarks come after Australia rejected Ukraine’s call for cyber assistance as cyber-attacks become more frequent in the country.
“Since the large-scale invasion of Russia last year, Ukraine became a target of cyber attacks,” Mr Myroshnychenko told Sky News host Sharri Markson.Read More
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