Microsoft: Ukraine suffered cyberattack hours earlier
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:56 am
Microsoft: Ukraine suffered cyberattack hours earlier
Microsoft has spoken out against the invasion of Ukraine; the country's government is a client of the technology company. — Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Microsoft is another tech giant taking action against the invasion of Ukraine. The American company reveals that it detected cyberattacks against Ukrainian technology infrastructure on Thursday (24), hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of the country.
The company has the Ukrainian government as a slovenia mobile database and says it has been closely monitoring the situation in the country. The company describes the Russians' actions as "tragic, illegal and unjustified."
“Over the past few days, we have provided threat intelligence and defensive suggestions to Ukrainian authorities regarding attacks on various targets, including Ukrainian military institutions and manufacturers and several other government agencies,” said a statement published on the company’s official blog on Tuesday (28).
Several hours before the missile launch or tank movement on February 24, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) detected a new round of offensive and destructive cyberattacks against Ukraine's digital infrastructure.
Information about these digital threats is being shared with authorities at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States government, according to the company.
In addition to initiatives to defend Ukraine against cyberattacks, Microsoft says it is working on other fronts, such as combating Russian-sponsored disinformation campaigns and providing humanitarian support to Ukrainians.
Microsoft blocks Russian state media
In a decision similar to that of other social platforms, such as YouTube and Meta (Facebook's parent company), Microsoft announced that its news aggregator app Microsoft Start will not display content from Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik — two outlets funded by the Russian government. The decision also blocks this information on the MSN.com portal, which belongs to the brand.
Microsoft will also remove the RT app from its Windows Store and lower the rankings of the two Russian media outlets on its Bing search engine. Ads from Russian state media are also banned from the US company's advertising service.
“The war is accompanied by a well-orchestrated battle underway in the information ecosystem, where the ammunition is disinformation, undermining the truth and sowing discord and distrust,” says Microsoft.
Microsoft has spoken out against the invasion of Ukraine; the country's government is a client of the technology company. — Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Microsoft is another tech giant taking action against the invasion of Ukraine. The American company reveals that it detected cyberattacks against Ukrainian technology infrastructure on Thursday (24), hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of the country.
The company has the Ukrainian government as a slovenia mobile database and says it has been closely monitoring the situation in the country. The company describes the Russians' actions as "tragic, illegal and unjustified."
“Over the past few days, we have provided threat intelligence and defensive suggestions to Ukrainian authorities regarding attacks on various targets, including Ukrainian military institutions and manufacturers and several other government agencies,” said a statement published on the company’s official blog on Tuesday (28).
Several hours before the missile launch or tank movement on February 24, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) detected a new round of offensive and destructive cyberattacks against Ukraine's digital infrastructure.
Information about these digital threats is being shared with authorities at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States government, according to the company.
In addition to initiatives to defend Ukraine against cyberattacks, Microsoft says it is working on other fronts, such as combating Russian-sponsored disinformation campaigns and providing humanitarian support to Ukrainians.
Microsoft blocks Russian state media
In a decision similar to that of other social platforms, such as YouTube and Meta (Facebook's parent company), Microsoft announced that its news aggregator app Microsoft Start will not display content from Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik — two outlets funded by the Russian government. The decision also blocks this information on the MSN.com portal, which belongs to the brand.
Microsoft will also remove the RT app from its Windows Store and lower the rankings of the two Russian media outlets on its Bing search engine. Ads from Russian state media are also banned from the US company's advertising service.
“The war is accompanied by a well-orchestrated battle underway in the information ecosystem, where the ammunition is disinformation, undermining the truth and sowing discord and distrust,” says Microsoft.