Cadet Blizzard emerges as a novel and distinct Russian threat actor | Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft attributes several campaigns to a distinct Russian state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Cadet Blizzard (DEV-0586), including the WhisperGate destructive attack, Ukrainian website defacements, and the hack-and-leak front “Free Civilian”.
Exfiltrated Russian-written documents provide insights into cyber offensive tool projects contracted by Vulkan private firm for the Russian Ministry of Defense. * Scan-AS is a database used to map adversary networks in parallel or prior to cyber operations. Scan-AS is a subsystem of a wider management system used to conduct, manage and capitalize results of cyber operations. * Amezit is an information system aimed at managing the information flow on a limited geographical area. It allows communications interception, analysis and modification, and can create wide information campaigns through social media, email, altered websites or phone networks.
Preparing for a Russian cyber offensive against Ukraine this winter
As we report more fully below, in the wake of Russian battlefield losses to Ukraine this fall, Moscow has intensified its multi-pronged hybrid technology approach to pressure the sources of Kyiv’s military and political support, domestic and foreign. This approach has included destructive missile and cyber strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, cyberattacks on Ukrainian and now foreign-based supply chains, and cyber-enabled influence operations[1]—intended to undermine US, EU, and NATO political support for Ukraine, and to shake the confidence and determination of Ukrainian citizens.
Making Sense of the Killnet, Russia’s Favorite Hacktivists
Killnet makes three announcements The past month seemed to be a turning point for the pro-Russian hacktivist group “Killnet”—and it was very eager to tell the world about it. First, on July 27, “Killmilk”—the founder and the head of the group who led its transformation from a DDoS-for-hire outlet i
* Exfiltrated Russian-written documents provide insights into cyber offensive tool projects contracted by Vulkan private firm for the Russian Ministry of Defense. * Scan-AS is a database used to map adversary networks in parallel or prior to cyber operations. Scan-AS is a subsystem of a wider management system used to conduct, manage and capitalize results of cyber operations. * Amezit is an information system aimed at managing the information flow on a limited geographical area. It allows communications interception, analysis and modification, and can create wide information campaigns through social media, email, altered websites or phone networks.
Preparing for a Russian cyber offensive against Ukraine this winter
As we report more fully below, in the wake of Russian battlefield losses to Ukraine this fall, Moscow has intensified its multi-pronged hybrid technology approach to pressure the sources of Kyiv’s military and political support, domestic and foreign. This approach has included destructive missile and cyber strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, cyberattacks on Ukrainian and now foreign-based supply chains, and cyber-enabled influence operations[1]—intended to undermine US, EU, and NATO political support for Ukraine, and to shake the confidence and determination of Ukrainian citizens.
Making Sense of the Killnet, Russia’s Favorite Hacktivists
Killnet makes three announcements The past month seemed to be a turning point for the pro-Russian hacktivist group “Killnet”—and it was very eager to tell the world about it. First, on July 27, “Killmilk”—the founder and the head of the group who led its transformation from a DDoS-for-hire outlet i
Making Sense of the Killnet, Russia’s Favorite Hacktivists
Killnet makes three announcements The past month seemed to be a turning point for the pro-Russian hacktivist group “Killnet”—and it was very eager to tell the world about it. First, on July 27, “Killmilk”—the founder and the head of the group who led its transformation from a DDoS-for-hire outlet i
