EXCLUSIVE Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia
The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops, according two people involved in the project.
HermeticWiper | New Destructive Malware Used In Cyber Attacks on Ukraine
A new malware is attacking Ukrainian organizations and erasing Windows devices. In this early analysis, we provide technical details, IOCS and hunting rules.
New data-wiping malware used in destructive attacks on Ukraine
Cybersecurity firms have found a new data wiper used in destructive attacks today against Ukrainian networks just as Russia moves troops into regions of Ukraine.
Second data wiper attack hits Ukraine computer networks
Two cybersecurity firms with a strong business presence in Ukraine—ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec—have reported tonight that computer networks in the country have been hit with a new data-wiping attack. The attack is taking place as Russian military troops have crossed the border and invaded Ukraine’s territory in what Russian President Putin has described as a “peacekeeping” mission.
New ‘cyber war’ exclusion language raises concerns
Marsh analysis, insights, and ideas, regarding new cyber insurance policy exclusion language related to war, cyber war, cyber operations, and catastrophic risk.
Unprecedented Shift: The Trickbot Group is Systematically Attacking Ukraine
Following ongoing research our team, IBM Security X-Force has uncovered evidence indicating that the Russia-based cybercriminal syndicate “Trickbot group” has been systematically attacking Ukraine since the Russian invasion — an unprecedented shift as the group had not previously targeted Ukraine
Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War
This report represents research conducted by Microsoft’s threat intelligence and data science teams with the goal of sharpening our understanding of the threat landscape in the ongoing war in Ukraine. The report also offers a series of lessons and conclusions resulting from the data gathered and analyzed. Notably, the report reveals new information about Russian efforts including an increase in network penetration and espionage activities amongst allied governments, non-profits and other organizations outside Ukraine. This report also unveils detail about sophisticated and widespread Russian foreign influence operations being used among other things, to undermine Western unity and bolster their war efforts. We are seeing these foreign influence operations enacted in force in a coordinated fashion along with the full range of cyber destructive and espionage campaigns. Finally, the report calls for a coordinated and comprehensive strategy to strengthen collective defenses – a task that will require the private sector, public sector, nonprofits and civil society to come together. The foreword of this new report, written by Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith, offers additional detail below.
Cyberattaques: «Il s'agit davantage de terrorisme que de crime organisé»
Les autorités russes vont relâcher les membres du gang de cybercriminels Revil, et même les embaucher pour leur propre compte. Stéphane Duguin, directeur du CyberPeace Institute de Genève, commente ce rebondissement
US military hackers conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, says head of Cyber Command
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, General Paul Nakasone confirmed for the first time that the US had "conducted a series of operations" in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russian troops in Melitopol plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine -- to find they've been remotely disabled
Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership -- and shipped it to Chechnya, according to a Ukrainian businessman in the area.
DoS attacks hit Finnish websites during Zelenskyy address • The Register
Cyberattacks took down Finnish government websites on Friday while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Finland's members of parliament (MPs).
Popular NPM Package Updated to Wipe Russia, Belarus Systems to Protest Ukraine Invasion
In what's an act of deliberate sabotage, the developer behind the popular "node-ipc" NPM package shipped a new tampered version to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, raising concerns about security in the open-source and the software supply chain.
Guerre en Ukraine : les utilisateurs du réseau satellitaire Viasat victimes d’une cyberattaque
Des milliers de particuliers et d’entreprises européennes sont sans connexion depuis le 24 février. De plus en plus d’éléments pointent vers le sabotage d’un satellite, en lien avec le conflit ukrainien.
Belarus conducted widespread phishing campaigns against Ukraine, Poland, Google says
Belarus conducted widespread phishing attacks against members of the Polish military as well as Ukrainian officials, security researchers said Monday, providing more evidence that its role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has gone beyond serving as a staging area for Russian troops
Ukrainian cyber resistance group targets Russian power grid, railways
A Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure such as railways and the electricity grid, to strike back at Moscow over its invasion, a hacker team coordinator told Reuters.
IsaacWiper and HermeticWizard: New wiper and worm targeting Ukraine
ESET researchers uncover IsaacWiper, a new wiper that attacks Ukrainian organizations and HermeticWizard, a worm spreading HermeticWiper in local networks.