Hacker Accused Of Attacking European Charity Group Helping Ukrainian Refugees

Ukrainian refugees, it is difficult to get peace because of hacker attacks. (photo; doc. UNHCR)

JAKARTA - Hackers from certain countries have reportedly targeted a European charity group working to help Ukrainian refugees. According to a senior Ukrainian cybersecurity official, Wednesday, March 23, these hackers interfered and even undermined the efforts of charitable groups to help people who fled the country after the Russian invasion,

Victor Zhora, Deputy Head of the Special Communications Service and State Information Protection of Ukraine, did not provide further details. For example, about which hacker groups he was referring to.

His comments follow only a report published earlier this month alleging that unidentified hackers were trying to harass European government personnel involved in managing the massive flow of refugees abroad.

"We suspect this is another evidence of the spread of cyberwarfare to NATO countries," Zhora told reporters.

This condition certainly leads to the side of Russia or its ally, Belarus, which the West has accused of carrying out many cyber wars. They targeted, especially Ukraine's cyberinfrastructure. Several countries that helped Ukraine were also attacked.

Meanwhile, more than 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February. 24, according to the United Nations refugee agency, the fastest moving refugee crisis in Europe since the end of the Second World War.