Security News > 2023 > February > Google Reveals Alarming Surge in Russian Cyber Attacks Against Ukraine

Russia's cyber attacks against Ukraine surged by 250% in 2022 when compared to two years ago, Google's Threat Analysis Group and Mandiant disclosed in a new joint report.

Mandiant said it observed, "More destructive cyber attacks in Ukraine during the first four months of 2022 than in the previous eight years with attacks peaking around the start of the invasion."

"GRU-sponsored actors have used their access to steal sensitive information and release it to the public to further a narrative, or use that same access to conduct destructive cyber attacks or information operations campaigns," the tech giant said.

This is evidenced by the fact that UAC-0098, a threat actor that has historically delivered the IcedID malware, was observed repurposing its techniques to assault Ukraine as part of a set of ransomware attacks.

"A year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia remains unsuccessful in bringing Ukraine under its control as it struggles to overcome months of compounding strategic and tactical failures," cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said in a report published this month.

"Despite Russia's conventional military setbacks and its failure to substantively advance its agenda through cyber operations, Russia maintains its intent to bring Ukraine under Russian control," it added, while also highlighting its "Burgeoning military cooperation with Iran and North Korea."

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