War in Ukraine
Russia declared war against Ukraine on Feb. 24., 2022. Before, during and after the military campaign began, the CyberScoop staff has been tracking the cyber dimensions of the conflict.
Russia declared war against Ukraine on Feb. 24. Before, during and after the military campaign began, the CyberScoop staff has been tracking the cyber dimensions of the conflict.
Conti ransomware group announces support of Russia, threatens retaliatory attacks
The ransomware gang vowed to attack Russia’s enemies.
Ukrainian cyber officials warn of new wave of phishing attacks
U.S. companies are also advising Ukrainians to lock down their accounts.
Putin’s government warns Russian critical infrastructure of potential cyberattacks
The warnings come as the U.S. government considers a range of options to counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Another round of ‘wiper’ malware appears in Ukrainian networks
The wiper could add to the woes of a country increasingly under physical and cyber assault.
Russia-linked Sandworm reportedly has retooled with ‘Cyclops Blink’
The “large-scale modular malware framework” has largely replaced the “VPNFilter” tools that Sandworm used before they were disrupted in 2018.
As Russia invades, Ukrainian government networks suffer high-profile DDoS disruption
It’s the second major network disruption on Ukrainian government sites in about a week.
White House attributes Ukraine DDoS incidents to Russia’s GRU
Anne Neuberger says the Biden administration has technical details linking the Russian spy agency to disruptions of Ukrainian banking and government websites.
Website disruptions were attempt to sow discord and cause panic, Ukraine officials say
The DDoS incidents involving Ukrainian government and bank websites also came as an unidentified group sent spam text messages falsely claiming ATMs didn’t work.
Ukrainian government says websites for banks, defense ministry hit with DDoS attacks
Ukrainian officials said websites for the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Armed Forces of Ukraine were affected.
Russia-linked Gamaredon shows signs of possible recent activity in Ukraine, researchers say
Amid questions about the most recent cyberattacks on Ukraine a known adversary has been observed launching its own attacks.