Tag Archives: Ukraine

Kremlin-backed hackers have new Windows and Android malware to foist on Ukrainian foes

Google researchers said they uncovered a Kremlin-backed operation targeting recruits for the Ukrainian military with information-stealing malware for Windows and Android devices. The malware, spread primarily through posts on Telegram, came from a persona on that platform known as “Civil Defense.” Posts on the ​​@civildefense_com_ua telegram channel and the accompanying civildefense[.]com.ua website claimed to provide… Read More »

Removal of Russian coders spurs debate about Linux kernel’s politics

“Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements. They can come back in the future if sufficient documentation is provided.” That two-line comment, submitted by major Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman, accompanied a patch that removed about a dozen names from the kernle’s MAINTAINERS file. “Some entries” notably had either Russian names or .ru email… Read More »

Never-before-seen data wiper may have been used by Russia against Ukraine

Getty Images reader comments 8 Researchers have unearthed never-before-seen wiper malware tied to the Kremlin and an operation two years ago that took out more than 10,000 satellite modems located mainly in Ukraine on the eve of Russia’s invasion of its neighboring country. AcidPour, as researchers from security firm Sentinel One have named the new… Read More »

Nginx core developer quits project in security dispute, starts “freenginx” fork

Getty Images reader comments 42 A core developer of Nginx, currently the world’s most popular web server, has quit the project, stating that he no longer sees it as “a free and open source project… for the public good.” His fork, freenginx, is “going to be run by developers, and not corporate entities,” writes Maxim… Read More »

Ukrainian cellular and Internet still out, 1 day after suspected Russian cyberattack

Enlarge / A service center for “Kyivstar”, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, that provides communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies. Getty Images reader comments 76 Ukrainian civilians on Wednesday grappled for a second day of widespread cellular phone and Internet outages after a cyberattack, purportedly carried out… Read More »

Russia targets Ukraine with new Android backdoor, intel agencies say

Enlarge / Ukrainian soldiers. Getty Images reader comments 10 with Russia’s military intelligence unit has been targeting Ukrainian Android devices with “Infamous Chisel,” the tracking name for new malware that’s designed to backdoor devices and steal critical information, Western intelligence agencies said on Thursday. “Infamous Chisel is a collection of components which enable persistent access… Read More »

Cybersecurity experts say the west has failed to learn lessons from Ukraine

Enlarge / Viktor Zhora from Ukraine’s information protection service, says cyber has become a major component of hybrid warfare. Dragonflypd.com/Black Hat reader comments 21 with Viktor Zhora, the public face of Ukraine’s success against Russian cyberattacks, received a hero’s welcome earlier this month on stage at Black Hat, the world’s biggest cybersecurity gathering, in Las… Read More »

Russia-backed hackers unleash new USB-based malware on Ukraine’s military

Getty Images reader comments 43 with Hackers working for Russia’s Federal Security Service have mounted multiple cyberattacks that used USB-based malware to steal large amounts of data from Ukrainian targets for use in its ongoing invasion of its smaller neighbor, researchers said. “The sectors and nature of the organizations and machines targeted may have given… Read More »

Pro-Russian hackers target elected US officials supporting Ukraine

Enlarge / Locked out. reader comments 30 with Share this story Threat actors aligned with Russia and Belarus are targeting elected US officials supporting Ukraine, using attacks that attempt to compromise their email accounts, researchers from security firm Proofpoint said. The campaign, which also targets officials of European nations, uses malicious JavaScript that’s customized for… Read More »

Ukraine suffered more data-wiping malware than anywhere, ever

Celestino Arce/Getty Images reader comments 16 with Share this story Amidst the tragic toll of Russia’s brutal and catastrophic invasion of Ukraine, the effects of the Kremlin’s long-running campaign of destructive cyberattacks against its neighbor have often—rightfully—been treated as an afterthought. But after a year of war, it’s becoming clear that the cyberwar Ukraine has… Read More »