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Ukraine Police Arrest Suspect Linked to LockBit and Conti Ransomware Groups
2024-06-13 08:05

The Cyber Police of Ukraine has announced the arrest of a local man who is suspected to have offered their services to LockBit and Conti ransomware groups. The unnamed 28-year-old native of the...

SPECTR Malware Targets Ukraine Defense Forces in SickSync Campaign
2024-06-07 07:13

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting defense forces in the country with a malware called SPECTR as part of an espionage campaign dubbed...

Ukraine says hackers abuse SyncThing tool to steal data
2024-06-06 20:43

The attack utilizes the legitimate file-syncing software SyncThing in combination with malware called SPECTR. Vermin's apparent motive is to steal sensitive information from military organizations. SyncThing establishes a peer-to-peer connection for data synchronization, which is used for stealing documents and account passwords.

Ukraine says hackers abuse SyncThing data sync tool to steal data
2024-06-06 20:43

The attack utilizes the legitimate file-syncing software SyncThing in combination with malware called SPECTR. Vermin's apparent motive is to steal sensitive information from military organizations. SyncThing establishes a peer-to-peer connection for data synchronization, which is used for stealing documents and account passwords.

Hackers Use MS Excel Macro to Launch Multi-Stage Malware Attack in Ukraine
2024-06-04 11:07

A new sophisticated cyber attack has been observed targeting endpoints geolocated to Ukraine with an aim to deploy Cobalt Strike and seize control of the compromised hosts. The attack chain, per...

FlyingYeti phishing crew grounded after abominable Ukraine attacks
2024-05-31 06:27

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FlyingYeti Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability to Deliver COOKBOX Malware in Ukraine
2024-05-30 16:37

Cloudflare on Thursday said it took steps to disrupt a month-long phishing campaign orchestrated by a Russia-aligned threat actor called FlyingYeti targeting Ukraine. "The FlyingYeti campaign...

Ukraine Targeted in Cyberattack Exploiting 7-Year-Old Microsoft Office Flaw
2024-04-27 12:47

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a targeted operation against Ukraine that has been found leveraging a nearly seven-year-old flaw in Microsoft Office to deliver Cobalt Strike on...

Russian Sandworm hackers targeted 20 critical orgs in Ukraine
2024-04-22 12:30

Russian hacker group Sandworm aimed to disrupt operations at around 20 critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, according to a report from the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team. The attacks occurred in March and in some cases the hackers were able to infiltrate the targeted network by poisoning the supply chain to deliver compromised or vulnerable software, or through the software provider's ability to access organization's systems for maintainance and technical suport.

OfflRouter Malware Evades Detection in Ukraine for Almost a Decade
2024-04-18 14:25

Select Ukrainian government networks have remained infected with a malware called OfflRouter since 2015. Cisco Talos said its findings are based on an analysis of over 100 confidential documents...