February 24, 2022, will be a turning point in history. It was the day of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the most significant geopolitical event of the past year. This war was, without exaggeration, the bloodiest military conflict in Europe in decades. However, it is the first major hybrid war that uses cyberspace… Continue reading One Year of Russian-Ukrainian War in Cybersecurity
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Ukraine Was Hit by DDoS Attacks from Hacked WordPress Sites
Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) said that Ukraine was hit by large-scale DDoS attacks. CERT-UA has published a report on ongoing DDoS attacks on Ukrainian websites and a government web portal. Unknown attackers compromise WordPress sites and inject malicious JavaScript code into the HTML structure. The script is base64 encoded to avoid detection like… Continue reading Ukraine Was Hit by DDoS Attacks from Hacked WordPress Sites
Hacker groups split up: some of them support Russia, others Ukraine
Amid the backdrop of the barbaric invasion of the Russian army into the territory of Ukraine, hacker groups split into two camps: some declared that they supported the actions of the Russian authorities, while others, on the contrary, sided with Ukraine. Bleeping Computer says that there has been a serious split in the hacker community.… Continue reading Hacker groups split up: some of them support Russia, others Ukraine
Microsoft discovered the WhisperGate wiper attacking Ukrainian users
Microsoft says it discovered a destructive attack on Ukrainian users using the WhisperGate wiper, which tried to impersonate a ransomware, but in fact did not provide victims with data recovery options. In fact, the detected threat is a classic wiper, that is, malware designed to deliberately destroy data on an infected host. WhisperGate wiper Such… Continue reading Microsoft discovered the WhisperGate wiper attacking Ukrainian users
Most likely russian hackers defaced Ukrainian government websites
Hackers defaced several Ukrainian government websites: the attack occurred on the night of January 13-14 and affected the websites of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Defense, the State Emergency Service, the website of the Cabinet of Ministers, and so on. The Record notes that all resources have… Continue reading Most likely russian hackers defaced Ukrainian government websites
Ukrainian law enforcement officers arrested members of the hacker group Phoenix
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the arrest of five members of the international hacker group Phoenix, which specializes in remote hacking of mobile devices and collection of personal data. Law enforcement officers report that the group included five citizens of Ukraine (residents of Kyiv and Kharkiv), and all of them had a higher… Continue reading Ukrainian law enforcement officers arrested members of the hacker group Phoenix
Ukrainian fighters against pirates asked Google to block 127.0.0.1
The TorrentFreak media reports that Vindex, Ukrainian fighters against pirates, representing the interests of TRC Ukraine, sent Google a strange request to remove content from search results. One of the addresses violating the rights of TRC Ukraine pointed to 127.0.0.1, that is, the anti-pirates found prohibited content in their own systems. Journalists note that under… Continue reading Ukrainian fighters against pirates asked Google to block 127.0.0.1
Ukrainian law enforcement discovered a mining farm consisting of thousands of PlayStation 4 consoles
Last week, Ukrainian law enforcement officers discovered a huge mining farm in Vinnytsa after they noticed a large-scale electricity leak. It turned out that the attackers mined cryptocurrency right in one of the former warehouses of Vinnitsaoblenergo JSC, having illegally connected to the network. Law enforcers say that this is an illegal mining farm they… Continue reading Ukrainian law enforcement discovered a mining farm consisting of thousands of PlayStation 4 consoles
Cyber police of Ukraine arrested persons linked with the Clop ransomware
As a result of a joint operation carried out with the assistance and coordination of Interpol by law enforcement agencies and the cyber police of Ukraine, South Korea and the United States, six suspects linked with the notorious Clip ransomware were arrested. Sources close to the investigation told The Record that South Korean police launched… Continue reading Cyber police of Ukraine arrested persons linked with the Clop ransomware
Ukraine’s largest IT company SoftServe has been attacked by a ransomware
One of the largest IT companies in Ukraine, SoftServe (number 2 in the latest DOU.UA rating), was attacked by a ransomware. A number of the company’s services stopped working, according to the AIN.UA publication. The cybercriminals launched a ransomware virus into the system. As a result, a number of SoftServe services stopped working, and the… Continue reading Ukraine’s largest IT company SoftServe has been attacked by a ransomware