Cyber-security experts from six countries are deployed, after Ukraine calls for help in defence against Russia.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence tweeted: "In response to Ukraine request, [we] are activating [a] Lithuanian-led cyber rapid-response team, which will help Ukrainian institutions to cope with growing cyber-threats. #StandWithUkraine."They are said to be equipped with commonly developed cyber-toolkits designed to detect, recognise and mitigate cyber-threats.
An official said the team was "composed of different cyber-expertise, such as incident response, forensics, vulnerability assessment, to be able to react to a variety of scenarios". Russia has previously been accused of so-called hybrid warfare, combining cyber-attacks with traditional military activity, in Georgia and Crimea.Experts have been warning for years it is a matter of when - rather than if - hackers will kill somebody
The EU and Ukraine blamed Russia after thousands of people in multiple cities in Ukraine experienced power cuts, in 2015 and 2016, when hackers temporarily shut off electricity substations.Experts say about 2,000 NotPetya attacks were launched in 2017, mainly aimed at Ukraine but the malicious software spread globally, causing billions of dollars of damage to computer systems across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
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