{"id":2104498,"date":"2023-11-20T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-ukrainian-cyber-defense-officials-fired-during-corruption-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T21:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:46:13","slug":"top-ukrainian-cyber-defense-officials-fired-during-corruption-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-ukrainian-cyber-defense-officials-fired-during-corruption-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ukrainian Cyber Defense Officials Fired During Corruption Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-ukrainian-cyber-defense-officials-fired-during-corruption-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2104498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukraine\u200d president Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo pictured\u2062 during \u2062a \u200dpress conference \u200bfollowing \u2062a meeting between the Prime Minister and Ukrainian President. (Photo by ERIC LALMAND\/BELGA MAG\/AFP via Getty \u2062Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>6:37 \u200bPM \u2013 Monday,\u200d November 20,\u200c 2023<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, Ukrainian prosecutors\u200c declared \u200cthat they would be investigating allegations of fraud and\u200d theft within the government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-cyber-watchdog-cant-guarantee-security-of-military-phone-network-senator\/\" title=\"US Cyber Watchdog Can\u2019t Guarantee Security of Military Phone Network: Senator\">cyber security agency<\/a>.\u200c Shortly after, two\u2063 top cyber defense officials were fired, according to a government official who spoke to\u200b reporters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Leading cabinet member\u2062 Taras Melnychuk\u200c announced\u200b on Telegram that\u2064 the chief\u200c of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine \u2063(SSSCIP), \u200dYurii Shchyhol, and his deputy, Viktor Zhora, were both dismissed\u200d from their government positions.<\/p>\n<p>Melnychuk, the cabinet\u2019s delegate to parliament, \u200bdid \u200dnot disclose the\u200c reasons behind the terminations. The SSSCIP is responsible for protecting the state from cyberattacks and safeguarding government communications.<\/p>\n<p>Less than an hour later, anti-corruption\u200d prosecutors revealed that they were investigating the head and deputy head\u2063 of the \u200dSSSCIP for their alleged involvement in a scheme to steal 62 million UAH ($1.72 million) between \u20622020 and 2022. This news broke to the press when the firings\u200b were announced.<\/p>\n<p>The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine stated that authorities believe the\u2064 officials purchased software at an \u2064inflated price from two businesses allegedly under their\u2063 control, in \u2064a closed bid\u200d that excluded outside\u2063 bidders.<\/p>\n<p>However, the SSSCIP claimed in a Telegram post that all agency purchases had been\u2064 conducted properly and that they were cooperating with investigators.<\/p>\n<p>As Ukraine strives for membership in the European Union (EU), combating \u2062corruption has become a crucial priority before serious discussions \u200bcan begin.<\/p>\n<p>An unnamed billionaire who previously supported \u2063President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the former chairman \u200cof\u2062 Ukraine\u2019s Supreme Court have also recently come \u200cunder investigation. However, \u2063both individuals have denied any wrongdoing. \u2062The billionaire&#8217;s identity has not been\u200d disclosed to the press.<\/p>\n<p>Shchyhol stated in a <em>Reuters<\/em> article\u200c in September\u200c that &#8220;Russian spies are employing hackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-ukrainian-cyber-defense-officials-fired-during-corruption-investigation\/\" title=\"Top Ukrainian Cyber Defense Officials Fired During Corruption Investigation\">target law enforcement organizations&#8217; computer \u2063systems<\/a>&#8221; in order to gather information related to suspected war \u2062crimes committed by Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/train-derailment-in-pa-forces-evacuations\/\" title=\"PA train derailment prompts evacuations.\">receive \u2063breaking news \u2064blasts directly<\/a> to\u200d your inbox for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u200bthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Javier\u200d Milei emerges\u2064 as the winner of Argentina&#8217;s Presidential Election, Elon Musk\u2062 takes\u2062 on Media Matters, and Joe Biden remains \u200byouthful\u2062 at \u206381 \u200cyears \u200cold.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Special Counsel Robert \u200cHur reportedly will not charge President\u200b Joe Biden in\u2064 his classified document \u200bcase.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The D.C. 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This news comes shortly after the dismissal of two top cyber defense officials, according to\u2063 a government official who spoke to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Taras Melnychuk, a leading cabinet member and delegate to parliament, announced \u2062on Telegram that Yurii Shchyhol,\u200c the chief \u200bof the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP), and\u200d his deputy, Viktor Zhora, were both dismissed from their positions. Melnychuk did\u200d not \u2063disclose the reasons behind\u2064 their terminations. The\u200b SSSCIP is responsible for protecting\u2063 the\u200c state from cyber \u2063attacks and\u200d safeguarding government communications.<\/p>\n<p>Less than an hour later, anti-corruption prosecutors revealed that \u2063they were investigating Shchyhol and Zhora for their alleged involvement in a \u2064scheme to steal 62 million UAH ($1.72 million) between 2020 and 2022.\u200b This revelation was made public when the firings were announced.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200b the National Anti-Corruption \u2062Bureau of Ukraine, authorities believe that the \u200bofficials purchased software at an inflated price\u2062 from two businesses allegedly under their control, \u200cin a closed bid that excluded outside bidders.<\/p>\n<p>The SSSCIP, however, claimed in a Telegram post that \u2062all agency purchases had been \u200bconducted properly and that\u200b they were cooperating with investigators.<\/p>\n<p>This investigation comes at a crucial time \u200cfor Ukraine as\u2063 it strives for membership in the European \u2063Union (EU). Combating corruption has become\u2063 a top priority before serious discussions about EU membership \u2063can begin.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 addition\u200b to the cyber security agency investigation, an unnamed billionaire who previously supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and \u2063the former\u2063 chairman of Ukraine&#8217;s Supreme \u2062Court have \u200dalso come under \u2062investigation recently. Both individuals have denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Shchyhol, in a previous interview \u2062with \u200bReuters in September, stated that &#8220;Russian spies are employing hackers to target law enforcement organizations&#8217; computer systems&#8221; in order \u200dto \u2062gather information\u200b related\u200b to suspected war crimes committed by\u200c Russia.<\/p>\n<p>As more details emerge from the investigation, it will \u2062be crucial for Ukraine to address these allegations and take appropriate action to maintain transparency \u200band combat corruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo pictured during a press conference following a meeting between the Prime Minister and Ukrainian President. 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