--- title: "Ukrainian Officials' Phones hacked amid Russian Invasion Says Cybersecurity Expert" description: "The cybersecurity aspect of the Ukraine and Russia War might be the leading point in the consequences of the war which include hacking of phones." author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2022-06-07 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1651/ukrainian-officials-phones-hacked-amid-russian-invasion-says-cybersecurity-expert category: "cybersecurity" tags: ["technology", "cybersecurity", "technology news", "cyber attacks"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Ukrainian Officials' Phones hacked amid Russian Invasion Says Cybersecurity Expert Ukrainian officials’ phones are under the cyber-attack Says an expert in [Cybersecurity](https://www.mindstick.com/news/602/why-cyber-security-policy-is-required) in between the ongoing [Russian Invasion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83158/russia-s-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-shocked-the-world). **\** **Highlights** ``` Several attempts were made to compromise Ukraine officials’ phones The malware was being spread to attack the Ukraine officials Ukraine says it will further deal with the matter of cybersecurity ``` **Also Read**: [Ukrainian Websites facing Non-Stop Attack From Russian hackers Since Invasion: Says Cyber Watchdog](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1479/ukrainian-websites-facing-non-stop-attack-from-russian-hackers-since-invasion-says-cyber-watchdog) \ Ukraine has witnessed many attacks on its cyberspace which were later on revised with the help of many [global cybersecurity](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114233/how-are-technological-advancements-influencing-global-cybersecurity-and-data-protection-laws) experts. Amid the **Russian invasion**, the phones of Ukrainian officials have been targeted by hackers as Russia pursues its [invasion of Ukraine](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83037/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-would-reverberate-around-the-world). \ The deputy head of Ukraine’s State Special [Communication](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126321/5-fails-and-fixes-of-the-office-communication) Service, *Victor Zhora* revealed the phones being used by the Ukraine officials and public servants in the country had come under sustained targeting. \ Zhora said “We see a lot of attempts to hack Ukrainian Officials’ phones, mainly with the spreading of malware,” to the journalists during an online conference which was used to mean the mark **100 days since Russian forces poured** across the border. \ Zhora also told that in his service so far, not seen any evidence that a Ukrainian device had been compromised. \ The [technology](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13005/the-functional-aspects-of-laser-technology)’s ability to hack such devices without making any connection with the user using the sophisticated and invisible way is sometimes called a **“Zero clicks”** hack because it needs no [interaction](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80771/technology-is-destroying-human-interaction-how) from the victim. In April month, Reuter reported a case in which European Commission officials had had their phones targeted using zero-click spyware. \ Ukraine Officials’ said they and their colleagues were aware of the threat of zero-click intrusions but declined to comment on whether they knew of any such attempts against their own devices. He commented, “We continue monitoring this.” \ These days [cyber security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12693/how-big-data-analytics-boosts-cyber-security) became the most sensitive area where fraud activity can be seen and this is just because of the lack of awareness among people. **Also Read**: [Russia Behind Ukraine DDoS Cyber Attacks: US, UK](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1435/russia-behind-ukraine-ddos-cyber-attacks-us-uk)\ --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1651/ukrainian-officials-phones-hacked-amid-russian-invasion-says-cybersecurity-expert Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.