
The SBU deleted a computer virus from the CEC server, which was supposed to destroy the results of the presidential elections scheduled for May 25. As reports "Ligabsnesinform", this was stated by the head of the special services Valentin Nalyvaichenko. The infected program, according to the head of the SBU, was illegally proposed by the Central Election Commission to the previous government leadership.
On Thursday, the virus was eliminated, added Nalivaichenko, and the software was replaced. “Today we were convinced that the CEC server would be protected,” the SBU head concluded.
The head of the State Service for Special Communications and Protection of Information of Ukraine Volodymyr Zverev confirmed the information about the virus. The official said that the infected program launched a person who had passwords of access to the system, since these passwords were correctly entered the first time. Initialization of the virus, added Zverev, occurred on the computer of the CEC system administrator. “It was a prepared and planned action,” said the head of the State Pedagogical University.
Zverev also promised that after the incident the incident, his department would strengthen information, so that this would no longer happen again.
The terrorists of the Donetsk and Lugansk "people's republics" are trying to disrupt the holding of the presidential elections in the places they control. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin said that he was ready to cooperate with the authorities that will appear in Ukraine according to the election results. At the same time, he made a reservation , Viktor Yanukovych still remains the legitimate president of a neighboring country. “We respect the choice of the Ukrainian people,” Putin assured, but immediately added: “We, of course, look at what is happening.” Putin also noted that if the current Kiev leadership came to power following the results of the elections, and not the "coupling", Russia would continue to help Ukraine.