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The Russia-Ukraine cyber warzone has split the Conti ransomware gang into warring factions, leading to a Ukrainian member spilling 60,000 of the group's internal chat messages online. On Twitter a message from a Conti member saying that "This is a friendly heads-up that the Conti gang has just lost all their sht."

Key Russian websites and state online portals have been taken offline by attacks claimed by the Ukrainian cyber police force, which now openly engages in cyber-warfare. The Ukrainian cyber police have announced having targeted the websites of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the FSB, and the Sberbank, Russia's state-owned bank.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, the technology industry is trying to use its services to make a difference - and to keep those services available as the war makes it harder to operate. The Global Sourcing Association - a UK-based body formerly known as the National Outsourcing Association and which promotes strategic use of services resources around the world - last week reported "Evidence of service disruption as companies are struggling to exercise their business continuity plans due to the extent of the disruption and employees are having to decide if they want to stay and work or choose to evacuate the main cities."

Help Net Security: Healthcare Cybersecurity Report has been releasedOur newest report takes a closer look at one of the most targeted industries today - healthcare. Cyber attacks on Ukraine: DDoS, new data wiper, cloned websites, and Cyclops BlinkRussia started its invasion on Ukraine and, as predicted, the attacks in the physical world have been preceded and accompanied by cyber attacks.

Ukraine is recruiting a volunteer "IT army" of security researchers and hackers to conduct cyberattacks on thirty-one Russian entities, including government agencies, critical infrastructure, and banks. A Telegram channel created to organize the IT Army's operations released a list of Russian targets.

Hacker crews are picking sides as the Russian invasion into Ukraine continues, issuing bans and threats for supporters of the opposite side. Earlier today, the Conti ransomware group stated their "Full support of Russian government" and threatened with cyberattacks against anyone launching attacks against Russia.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the latter's government is reportedly seeking cybersecurity volunteers to help defend itself. The Russian National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents has issued an advisory warning of "The threat of an increase in the intensity of computer attacks on Russian information resources."

What sort of attacks should U.S. businesses expect? Kanry said we don't need to look back very far to see an example of the potential havoc state-sponsored cyberattacks can inflict: The Colonial Pipeline attack.

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine warned today of a spearphishing campaign targeting private email accounts belonging to Ukrainian armed forces personnel. The phishing emails are being sent from two domains, the former trying to impersonate the i.ua free Internet portal providing email services to Ukrainians since 2008.

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine warned today of a spearphishing campaign targeting private email accounts belonging to Ukrainian armed forces personnel. The phishing emails are being sent from two domains, the former trying to impersonate the i.ua free Internet portal providing email services to Ukrainians since 2008.