Coverage of cybersecurity incidents, policy, public services, privacy, advisories, and regional developments connected to Ukraine.
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Ukraine covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Ukraine, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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Critical infrastructure, federal agencies must report intrusions, ransomware payments within hours, draft rules state Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the possibility that the Kremlin may escalate its cyberespionage against the West after being heavily sanctioned, has convinced the US Senate to unanimously pass a bipartisan cybersecurity bill.…
Charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) providing critical support in Ukraine are targeted in malware attacks aiming to disrupt their operations and relief efforts seeking to assist those affected by Russia's war. [...]
While Ukraine is yet to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the country has been accepted as a contributing participant to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). [...]
Cisco has joined the growing list of security and technology companies that no longer offer services in Russia after their invasion of Ukraine. [...]
Rise in malspam campaigns exploiting attack on Ukraine by Russia
Threat actors are distributing malware using phishing themes related to the invasion of Ukraine, aiming to infect their targets with remote access trojans (RATs) such as Agent Tesla and Remcos. [...]
Cruddy cryptography means victims whose files have been encrypted by the Ukraine-tormenting ransomware can break the chains without paying extortionists.
Microsoft announced it will stop all new sales of services and products in Russia in response to Russia's "unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion" of Ukraine. [...]
Cyber criminals and hacktivist groups are increasingly using the Telegram messaging app for their activities, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its eighth day
In the meantime, Ukrainian sites are being hacked to spread fake new
As the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to escalate, the Russian government on Thursday released a massive list containing 17,576 IP addresses and 166 domains that it said are behind a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aimed at its domestic infrastructure
Global Cyberattacks: How to manage risk in times of chaos, and Ukraine-Russia cyber warzone splits cyber underground
Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, asked Google to stop advertising campaigns spreading misinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine on YouTube videos. [...]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said today "enemy" hackers are using compromised local government and regional authorities' websites to push rumors that Ukraine surrendered and signed a peace treaty with Russia. [...]
Telegram, the free instant messaging service that promises secure end-to-end communications, has assumed a pivotal role in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as it's being massively used by hacktivists and cyber-criminals alike. [...]
Telegram, the free instant messaging service that promises secure end-to-end communications, has assumed a pivotal role in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as it's being massively used by hacktivists and cyber-criminals alike. [...]
Healthcare organizations told they could be targeted by cyber-attacks linked to Russian invasion of Ukraine
A military email address was used to distribute malicious email macros among EU personnel helping Ukrainians.
It’s not just Ukraine: There's a flood of intel on Russian military, nukes and crooks, says dark-web intel expert Vinny Troia, even with the Conti ransomware gang shuttering its leaking Jabber chat server.
Avast Threat Labs has released a decryptor for the HermeticRansom ransomware strain used predominately in targeted attacks against Ukrainian systems in the past ten days. [...]