Security News > 2022 > March > Amazon: Charities, aid orgs in Ukraine attacked with malware
Charities and non-governmental organizations 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.
Amazon has detected these attacks while working with the employees of NGOs, charities, and aid organizations, including UNICEF, UNHCR, World Food Program, Red Cross, Polska Akcja Humanitarna, and Save the Children.
"We have seen several situations where malware has been specifically targeted at charities, NGOs, and other aid organizations in order to spread confusion and cause disruption."
"In these particularly egregious cases, malware has been targeted at disrupting medical supplies, food, and clothing relief."
Emails sent in the attacks delivered malicious macro attachments that would download a Lua-based malware dubbed SunSeed, used to deliver additional payloads onto compromised devices.
This deluge of attacks included DDoS attacks against Ukrainian government agencies and state banks, phishing targeting the Ukrainian military, as well as multiple series of destructive malware attacks [1, 2]..