Ukrainian Conflict Triggers Cyber Attack On NATO

Berlin, March 16, IRNA - NATO was hit by a cyber attack over the worsening Ukrainian crisis, media reports said here Sunday. The assault left the western military allianceˈs websites down for much of the night into Sunday. The websites were partially accessible during the morning hours. NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu confirmed on Twitter that there were ongoing attacks on some NATO sites, however claimed that most services had been restored. A group calling itself ˈCyber Berkutˈ posted a statement online saying it had launched the attack. It accused NATO of staging cyber war operations inside Ukraine following the request of the pro-western Ukrainian government, which it denounced as the ˈKiev junta.ˈ /end