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Ukraine’s Largest Energy Company Hit By Hackers

A man walks with his dog past a mural by street artist Sasha Korban depicting hands of a military man sewing together parts of the Ukrainian flag, in Kyiv on June 14, 2022.
A man walks with his dog past a mural by street artist Sasha Korban depicting hands of a military man sewing together parts of the Ukrainian flag, in Kyiv on June 14, 2022. Photo: SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP (Getty Images)

As the Russian war in Ukraine has dragged on, hackers on both sides of the conflict have continued to stir up trouble. This week, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, the DTEK Group, was targeted by hackers associated with a group called XakNet. Some security experts believe that XakNet may be connected to the Russian government, though the group has denied this association. Read the story here.