Affiliated media: The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, National public broadcaster in Ukraine

Incident date: March 4, 2022

Attack type:

• Identity theft / phishing / doxxing

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: The Institute of Mass Information (IMI)

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

On March 4, Ukrainian citizens started to receive emails with suspicious content allegedly from the press service of the Public Broadcaster. The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine did not send emails with such an appeal. The letters asked to «unpack» the file and launch the application. The Public Broadcaster informs that no one should open the file because «malefactors can steal your personal data in this way».