Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe
Russian military intelligence, the G.R.U., is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine’s war effort, security officials say.
Ukraine gives award to foreign vigilantes for hacks on Russia
The foreign hackers had stolen data from Russian military firms and hacked cameras to spy on troops.
Ukrainian cybersecurity official reveals structure of Russian hacker groups
Russian hacker groups are military units with code names that are part of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. — Ukrinform.
Researchers spot updated version of malware that hit Viasat
Russian hackers have added new capabilities to the malware used to disable satellite modems at the outset of the invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine Claims it Hacked Russian MoD - Infosecurity Magazine
Hackers operating from Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) have claimed another scalp; the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). The GUR, part of Kyiv’s Ministry of Defense, said a “special operation” enabled it to breach the servers of the Russian MoD (Minoborony) to obtain sensitive documents. These included orders and reports apparently circulated among over 2000 structural units of the ministry.
Russia’s chief propagandist leaks intercepted German military Webex conversation
Russia has been accused of attempting to inflame divisions in Germany by publishing an intercepted conversation in which Bundeswehr officials discuss the country’s support for Ukraine, particularly around the supply of Taurus cruise missiles. The 38-minute conversation, which took place on February 19, was first published on social media platform Telegram by Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and a sanctioned propagandist, who said the recording had been provided to her by “comrades in uniform.”
Russia publishes German army meeting on Ukraine
German chancellor promises probe after leak of officers discussing the supply of long-range missiles.
Several Ukrainian media outlets attacked by Russian hackers
Russian hackers attacked several popular Ukrainian media outlets over the weekend, posting fake news related to the war.
EU capitals fear Russian retaliation and cyberattacks after asset freezes
G7 is drafting a workaround to use frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine.
Investigation: Apparent Russian disinformation group posing as ex-president Poroshenko targets foreign fighters in Ukraine
- An apparent Russian state-aligned group is targeting Ukraine’s International Legion in a disinformation campaign The Kyiv Independent obtained and analyzed exclusive video that shows the group used doctored footage to pose as the Ukrainian ex-president on a Zoom call that took place in early January Legion members are being tricked into agreeing with incendiary statements against Zelensky Lack of cultural context, morale issues and low pay in some units have made the International Legion more susceptible to such attacks The attack appears linked to the Russian government-aligned provocateurs Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus * The effort highlights ongoing disinformation threats in the Ukraine-Russia war as well as possible information security vulnerabilities of Ukraine’s foreign fighters
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Exclusive: Russian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for months
Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar's system from at least May last year in a cyberattack that should serve as a "big warning" to the West, Ukraine's cyber spy chief told Reuters. The hack, one of the most dramatic since Russia's full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, knocked out services provided by Ukraine's biggest telecoms operator for some 24 million users for days from Dec. 12.
Ukraine war: What's the impact of cyber guerrillas?
In response to Russia's invasion, Ukraine called for support from volunteers operating in cyberspace. Since then, hackers have helped Kyiv's war effort. But this new phenomenon also draws criticism.
Russian Water Utility Cyberattack Impacts 6000 Systems
At least 6000 computer systems have been impacted by the Ukrainian Blackjack-led Russian water utility cyberattack.
Ukrainian cellular and Internet still out, 1 day after suspected Russian cyberattack | Ars Technica
Hackers tied to Russian military take responsibility for hack on Ukraine's biggest provider.
Ukraine’s intelligence claims cyberattack on Russia’s state tax service
Ukraine's defense intelligence directorate (GUR) said it infected thousands of servers belonging to Russia's state tax service with malware, and destroyed databases and backups.
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Ukraine's top mobile operator hit by biggest cyberattack of war so far | Reuters
Ukraine's biggest mobile network operator was hit on Tuesday by what appeared to be the largest cyberattack of the war with Russia so far, knocking out mobile and internet services for millions and the air raid alert system in parts of Kyiv region.
USB worm unleashed by Russian state hackers spreads worldwide
LitterDrifter's means of self-propagation are simple. So why is it spreading so widely?
Sandworm Disrupts Power in Ukraine Using a Novel Attack Against Operational Technology
This ICS/OT attack represents the latest evolution in Russia's cyber physical attack capability.
The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland’s Railway System
The sabotage of more than 20 trains in Poland by apparent supporters of Russia was carried out with a simple “radio-stop” command anyone could broadcast with $30 in equipment.
Livraison de chars à l’Ukraine: des cyberpirates russes publient un document du Seco
Des cyberpirates russes ont publié un document interne du Seco.
Pro-Russia Facebook Disinfo Network Targets Francophone Africa
The pages promote Russia’s line on the war in Ukraine to more than 4 million followers, casting doubt on Meta’s pledge to combat foreign influence campaigns.
Inside the secret cyberwar against Putin’s regime
Breaches in Russia’s digital defences show the West is not alone in its vulnerability to hackers
Swiss intelligence warns of fallout in cyberspace as West clamps down on spies
The efforts by governments in Europe and elsewhere to degrade Russia's human intelligence networks could have blowback in other areas, Swiss intelligence is warning.
BlueDelta Exploits Ukrainian Government Roundcube Mail Servers to Support Espionage Activities | Recorded Future
Recorded Future's Insikt Group, in partnership with Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA), has uncovered a campaign targeting high-profile entities in Ukraine that was cross-correlated with a spearphishing campaign uncovered by Recorded Future’s Network Traffic Intelligence. The campaign leveraged news about Russia’s war against Ukraine to encourage recipients to open emails, which immediately compromised vulnerable Roundcube servers (an open-source webmail software), using CVE-2020-35730, without engaging with the attachment. We found that the campaign overlaps with historic BlueDelta activity exploiting the Microsoft Outlook zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-23397 in 2022.
Déferlante d’attaques DDoS en Suisse revendiquées par des hacktivistes pro-russes
Déferlante d’attaques DDoS en Suisse revendiquées par des hacktivistes pro-russes
Switzerland under cyberattack
The Swiss government is under DDoS attacks, but several ransomware gangs have also turned their sights on other Swiss organizations.
Pro-Ukraine hackers bring Russian banking system to its knees
A team of hackers, hacked into several Russian businesses and the nation's largest ISP and service provider to the Central Bank of Russia. Because of the hack, the Russian banking system went down. The hackers also put up pro-Ukrainian posters on the hacked websites.
Russian Radio Stations Hacked, Fake Putin Message Announcing Invasion of Russia Broadcast
The voice, very similar to President Putin’s, also announced martial law, general mobilisation and the evacuation of civilians in three regions bordering Ukraine.
Meet the hacker armies on Ukraine's cyber front line
How links between ‘hacktivists’ and official military are becoming blurred on both sides in the war.
The Cyber Defense Assistance Imperative – Lessons from Ukraine
Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was a watershed moment, and unique in that a major nation-state had engaged in coordinated, convergent digital and physical attacks in an effort to conquer a neighboring country. Leaders will draw lessons from this conflict for years, but one is already clear: the ability to deliver cyber defense assistance must be a key national security capability.