Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Bulgaria has blocked around 50,000 IP addresses and 500 domains from Russia and Belarus, from which hacker attacks have been attempted. This was announced by Deputy Interior Minister Tanya Raycheva. She took part in an informal meeting of the Council “Justice and Internal Affairs”, reports the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The meeting was attended by the ministers of interior affairs of the EU member states and associated countries – Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, the executive directors of Frontex, Europol, eu-LISA and ESPEU and representatives of the General Secretariat of Council (GSC), reports the Ministry of the Interior.
The main topic was “Threats to internal security arising from Russian aggression in UkraineThe ministers of internal affairs of Ukraine and Moldova also took part in it.
Hackers blocked the KEVR website
The page has been available for a short time
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In her speech, Deputy Minister Rajcheva congratulated the Czech Presidency on the beginning of its mandate and assured that Bulgaria will be a constructive partner in achieving common goals. She emphasized that Bulgaria is among the member states that accepted the largest number of refugees from Ukraine. Raicheva expressed support for all actions at the EU level, including European agencies with its analytical products and operational capacity, to strengthen operational cooperation in support of Ukraine and Moldova. Welcomes the proposal for Europol to produce a single threat assessment, the measures to improve the identification of firearms and the implementation of systematic checks in the Schengen Information System, as well as the new operational activity under EMPACT with a priority on synthetic drugs. The Deputy Minister assured that at the national level the risks of possible arms trafficking attempts are being closely monitored, and so far no have found similar cases.
Raycheva confirmed the readiness of our country for the exchange of information, good practices and cooperation on specific issues and pointed to the direct contact between the heads of the specialized units for combating cybercrime in Bulgaria and Ukraine as an example. At the national level, efforts are being made to counter disinformation and fake news, Deputy Minister Rajcheva explained.
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Hackers hit the Ministry of Education and Culture before graduation
In order to intercept it, access to the servers of the Ministry of Education and Culture from abroad was stopped
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According to her, one of the main priorities at the moment is the integration of Ukrainian citizens into the EU. A permanent challenge for our country is the reception of these persons, their inclusion in the labor market, but also the care of those who continue to need support. The Deputy Minister confirmed the readiness of our country to continue active participation in the common European response to threats to internal security arising from the war in Ukraine. He again expressed the firm position that the Member States on the front line and the most affected countries quick and practical solutions should be proposed, as well as concrete substantial financial assistance to support their humanitarian efforts.
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