Ukraine recovers key notarial registers affected by Russian cyberattack

Ukraine's Ministry of Justice has resumed the operation of three key notarial registries that were affected by a Russian cyberattack.

Source: press service for the Ministry of Justice

Details: "The Unified Register of Powers of Attorney, the Inheritance Register and the Unified Register of Special Forms of Notarial Documents have been recovered after [being affected by] a large-scale Russian cyberattack," the press service said.

Notaries can now fully register powers of attorney, wills and inheritance cases and check special forms.

All notarial procedures performed without access to the registers must now be recorded within five business days. The Ministry of Justice also announced the implementation of enhanced cybersecurity measures.

Background:

• Ukraine has experienced the largest cyberattack on state registers on record.
• The attack, carried out by Russian hackers, temporarily suspended the operation of key systems of Ukraine's Ministry of Justice.
• The hackers claimed to have destroyed all the data they had gained access to, including backup copies stored on servers in Poland.
• The largest cyberattack on Ukraine's state registers in recent years had been months in the making. However, the Security Service of Ukraine stated it could not reveal details about how Russia had planned the operation.
• Ukraine's State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection has not confirmed any leak of information following the Russian cyberattack.
• The recovery of the Ministry of Justice registers that were cyberattacked will take one to two weeks, based on early data from experts.
• Diia, Ukraine's e-government app, has resumed the process of exempting employees from military service following a large-scale Russian cyberattack.

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