Security News > 2022 > June > Microsoft: Russia stepped up cyberattacks against Ukraine’s allies
Microsoft said today that Russian intelligence agencies have stepped up cyberattacks against governments of countries that have allied themselves with Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
Since the start of the war, threat actors linked to several Russian intelligence services have attempted to breach entities in dozens of countries worldwide, prioritizing governments, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center analysts.
Microsoft further revealed that, since Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian-backed threat actors have succeeded in 29% of their attacks.
In April, Microsoft published another report focused on Russian cyberattacks targeting Ukraine since the invasion.
Another Google TAG report from early March with even more details on malicious activity linked to the Russian war in Ukraine also exposed Russian, Chinese, and Belarus state hackers' efforts to compromise Ukrainian and European orgs and officials.
"This war pits Russia, a major cyber-power, not just against an alliance of countries. The cyber defense of Ukraine relies critically on a coalition of countries, companies, and NGOs.".
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