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Andriy Lysenko, a military spokesman, said the control center from where the attacks began is in Russian Federation.
The discovery, made over the weekend, follows the successful placement of malware on Ukraine’s power systems that ultimately led to a blackout.
Kyiv warns more cyber-attacks likely after Black Energy malware found on server at country’s largest airport.
A cyber attack on Kyiv’s main airport, Boryspil, has prompted a review of Ukrainian computer system defenses, including airports and railway stations, according to Reuters.
Ukrainian authorities were trying to determine if the malware was connected to “BlackEnergy”, malicious software that has been linked to other cyber attacks in the Ukraine, an airport spokeswoman said.
Although there has been no overt suggestion that the Russian government was directly responsible for the attack on Boryspil airport, it comes at a time of badly strained political relations between Ukraine and Russia. The network includes the airport’s air traffic control.
Analyse the attack Experts in cyber security at the United States department of homeland security are working with Ukrainian colleagues to analyse the attack on the power grid.
On Monday, Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) published a warning directed to system administrators about “potential attacks [using] BlackEnergy”.
Ukraine’s SBU state security service has blamed Russian Federation, but the energy ministry said it would hold off on attribution until after it completes a formal probe.
“I see nations and governments being involved in cyber-attacks becoming the norm, since these attacks are relatively cheap and effective”.
They said in a statement this month “a Black Energy 3 variant was present in the system” affected, but could not confirm “a causal link between the power outage with the presence of the malware”, which appeared to have infected the energy companies’ computers “via a malicious Microsoft Office attachment”.