"As a result of these cyber attacks these banks are having difficulties with client services and carrying out banking operations," the central bank said in a statement. "The central bank is confident that the banking infrastructure's defense against cyber fraud is properly set up and attempted cyber attacks on banks' IT systems will be neutralized," it said. Ukrainian state power distributor Ukrenergo said its IT system had been hit by a cyber attack, but the disruption had no impact on power supplies or its broader operations. Ukraine has blamed Russia for previous cyber attacks, including one on its power grid at the end of 2015 that left part of western Ukraine temporarily without electricity. Russia denies carrying out cyber attacks on Ukraine and allegations it has fueled the eastern conflict by supplying rebels with troops and weapons.

Source: bd News24 June 27, 2017 13:41 UTC