Security News > 2022 > December > Microsoft warns of Russian cyberattacks throughout the winter
Microsoft has warned of Russian-sponsored cyberattacks continuing to target Ukrainian infrastructure and NATO allies in Europe throughout the winter.
Redmond said in a report published over the weekend that it observed a pattern of targeted attacks on infrastructure in Ukraine by the Russian military intelligence threat group Sandworm in association with missile strikes.
Russian propaganda has also sought to undermine European support for Ukraine and sow discord, with the end goal of disrupting the supply of aid and weaponry to Ukraine.
Sandworm is a group of elite Russian hackers that have been active for at least two decades, previously linked to malicious campaigns leading to the Ukrainian blackouts of 2015 and 2016 [1, 2, 3], the KillDisk wiper attacks targeting Ukrainian banks, and the NotPetya ransomware.
This report comes after Microsoft warned in June that Russian intelligence agencies have stepped up cyberattacks against governments of countries that have been helping Ukraine after Russia's invasion, attempting to breach entities in dozens of countries worldwide.
Recent ransomware attacks targeting Ukraine in late November have also been linked to the Sandworm Russian military hackers.