Ukraine enters top three countries globally suffering most from cyber threats – Microsoft
Only the US and Israel outranked Ukraine in these figures. In 2025, Ukraine held fifth place in the overall ranking. The report noted that Ukraine remains a primary target of Russian cyber activity, absorbing 14% of Russia's operations.
The main targets that cybercriminals direct their activity toward traditionally remain:
The company also emphasized the impact of artificial intelligence on cyber threats, noting that it significantly shortens the duration of cyber operations while scaling up their volume.
"Artificial intelligence is altering the very essence of cybersecurity. It reduces the time, technical expertise, and costs needed to discover and exploit vulnerabilities, while simultaneously enabling both attackers and defenders to act with greater speed, scale, and autonomy," the report reads.
Background
It should be noted that the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) uncovered a new large-scale campaign distributing malicious software. Attackers (cluster identifier UAC-0277) are using the ClickFix technique, placing fake security verification pages on legitimate but compromised websites.
In September 2026 alone, CERT-UA specialists recorded over 100 hacked web resources where attackers inserted malicious JavaScript code.
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