Security News > 2022 > March > Ukraine Hit with Novel ‘FoxBlade’ Trojan Hours Before Invasion

"As tanks rolled into Ukraine, so did malware," summarized humanitarian author Andreas Harsono, referring to the novel malware that Microsoft has named FoxBlade.

"Several hours before the launch of missiles or movement of tanks on February 24, Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center detected a new round of offensive and destructive cyberattacks directed against Ukraine's digital infrastructure," Microsoft President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith said.

Microsoft has issued a Security Intelligence advisory about FoxBlade, which is a novel trojan.

While the company shared neither technical specifics nor details about how FoxBlade achieves initial access on targeted machines, the advisory did explain that "This trojan can use your PC for distributed denial-of-service attacks without your knowledge."

Microsoft's news about FoxBlade comes as just one of a continuing barrage of cyber assaults targeting both Ukraine and Russia: a barrage that's included the Conti ransomware gang proclaiming that it's pro-Russia.

"Further disruptive cyberattacks against organizations in Ukraine are likely to occur and may unintentionally spill over to organizations in other countries."

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