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CERT-UA Identifies Malicious RDP Files in Latest Attack on Ukrainian Entities
2024-10-26 04:06

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has detailed a new malicious email campaign targeting government agencies, enterprises, and military entities. "The messages exploit the...

Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant
2024-10-17 16:13

The Russian threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and unknown Polish entities since at least late 2023. The intrusions...

Recent Dr.Web cyberattack claimed by pro-Ukrainian hacktivists
2024-10-09 15:53

A group of pro-Ukrainian hacktivists has claimed responsibility for the September breach of Russian security company Doctor Web (Dr.Web). [...]

Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Strike Russian State TV on Putin's Birthday
2024-10-08 05:49

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. The incident...

Ukrainian pleads guilty to operating Raccoon Stealer malware
2024-10-07 21:10

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) cybercrime operation. [...]

Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming
2024-08-21 15:01

Forget about your love life too, no dating apps until the war is over Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs is warning residents of under-siege regions to switch off home surveillance systems and...

Belarusian-Ukrainian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Ransomware and Cybercrime Charges
2024-08-14 12:02

A coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has led to the arrest and extradition of a Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national believed to be...

Ukrainian Institutions Targeted Using HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY Malware
2024-07-23 09:03

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine has alerted of a spear-phishing campaign targeting a scientific research institution in the country with malware known as HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY. The agency attributed the attack to a threat actor it tracks under the name UAC-0063, which was previously observed targeting various government entities to gather sensitive information using keyloggers and backdoors. Opening the document and enabling macros results in the execution of an encoded HTML Application named HATVIBE, which sets up persistence on the host using a scheduled task and paves the way for a Python backdoor codenamed CHERRYSPY, which is capable of running commands issued by a remote server.

Ukrainian cops collar Kyiv programmer believed to be Conti, LockBit linchpin
2024-06-13 16:27

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Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million
2024-05-02 12:26

A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out thousands of ransomware attacks and extorting victims....