# Hackers target Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform, replace website with anti-Ukrainian messages

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hackers-target-ukraines-state-news-agency-ukrinform-replace-website-with-anti-ukrainian-messages/
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:43:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T20:53:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/hackers-target-ukraines-state-news-agency-ukrinform-replace-website-with-anti-ukrainian-messages/
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Europe, Technology, World

## Key points

- Hackers defaced Ukrinform’s website and compromised its X account.
- The agency is investigating and restoring services with state agencies.
- Recent attacks have also targeted other Ukrainian media and systems.

## Summary

Hackers defaced Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform’s website and took over its account on X, posting anti-Ukrainian imagery and pro-Russian messaging. The agency said it was investigating the breach and working to restore services, while the incident adds to a series of cyberattacks affecting Ukrainian media and public information systems.

The website displayed the word “ZELENET”, a crossed-out Ukrainian flag and a Telegram link; Ukrinform’s X account was renamed and given a pro-Russian slogan. Director General Serhii Cherevatyi said the agency had faced several attacks in recent months, with attackers using increasingly sophisticated methods, including artificial intelligence. Ukrinform is working with Ukraine’s security and communications agencies to strengthen its defences; recent incidents also targeted the Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda and an air raid alert app.

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