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Russia's Sandworm – not just missile strikes – to blame for Ukrainian power blackouts
2023-11-09 08:00

Blackouts in Ukraine last year were not just caused by missile strikes on the nation but also by a seemingly coordinated cyberattack on one of its power plants. That's according to Mandiant's threat intel team, which said Russia's Sandworm crew was behind the two-pronged power-outage and data-wiping attack.

FSB arrests Russian hackers working for Ukrainian cyber forces
2023-11-01 23:20

The Russian Federal Security Service arrested two individuals believed to have helped Ukrainian forces carry out cyberattacks to disrupt Russian critical infrastructure targets. Russia's security agency published a press release on Tuesday saying that its officers detained two hackers who either assisted or joined Ukraine's hackers in cyber operations.

Ukrainian activists hack Trigona ransomware gang, wipe servers
2023-10-18 23:17

A group of cyber activists under the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance banner has hacked the servers of the Trigona ransomware gang and wiped them clean after copying all the information available. Ukrainian Cyber Alliance hackers gained access to Trigona ransomware's infrastructure by using a public exploit for CVE-2023-22515, a critical vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server that can be leveraged remotely to escalate privileges.

CERT-UA Reports: 11 Ukrainian Telecom Providers Hit by Cyberattacks
2023-10-17 05:46

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that threat actors "interfered" with at least 11 telecommunication service providers in the country between May and September...

Russian Sandworm hackers breached 11 Ukrainian telcos since May
2023-10-16 18:06

The agency states that the Russian hackers "Interfered" with the communication systems of 11 telcos in the country, leading to service interruptions and potential data breaches. Sandworm is a very active espionage threat group linked to Russia's GRU. The attackers have focused on Ukraine throughout 2023, using phishing lures, Android malware, and data-wipers.

Ukrainian Military Targeted in Phishing Campaign Leveraging Drone Manuals
2023-09-25 13:05

Ukrainian military entities are the target of a phishing campaign that leverages drone manuals as lures to deliver a Go-based open-source post-exploitation toolkit called Merlin. "Since drones or...

Ukrainian Hacker Suspected to be Behind "Free Download Manager" Malware Attack
2023-09-21 08:48

The maintainers of Free Download Manager (FDM) have acknowledged a security incident dating back to 2020 that led to its website being used to distribute malicious Linux software. "It appears that...

Russian State-Backed 'Infamous Chisel' Android Malware Targets Ukrainian Military
2023-09-01 10:05

Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. on Thursday disclosed details of a mobile malware strain targeting Android devices used by the Ukrainian military. The malicious software, dubbed Infamous Chisel and attributed to a Russian state-sponsored actor called Sandworm, has capabilities to "Enable unauthorized access to compromised devices, scan files, monitor traffic, and periodically steal sensitive information."

GRU hackers attack Ukrainian military with new Android malware
2023-08-31 14:48

Hackers working for the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, more commonly known as the GRU, have been targeting Android devices in Ukraine with a new malicious framework named 'Infamous Chisel. The malware was first highlighted in a warning from the Ukrainian Security Service earlier this month about efforts from the Sandworm hacking group to penetrate military command systems.

Turla's New DeliveryCheck Backdoor Breaches Ukrainian Defense Sector
2023-07-20 09:40

The defense sector in Ukraine and Eastern Europe has been targeted by a novel. NET-based backdoor called DeliveryCheck that's capable of delivering next-stage payloads.