Tag: ukraine
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Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says
The encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped responding to requests from Ukrainian law enforcement regarding Russian cyberthreats, a Ukrainian official claimed, warning that the shift is aiding Moscow’s intelligence efforts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/signal-no-longer-cooperating-with-ukraine
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Europe urged to seize ‘opportunity’ by replacing US funding for Ukraine cyber defense
“This is an opportunity for Europe. We should take a bigger role,” said Tanel Sepp, Estonia’s cyber ambassador at large, about the funding gap left in the wake of President Donald Trump’s freezing of funds. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/europe-opportunity-tallinn-funding-replace
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Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyber threats, official says
The encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped responding to requests from Ukrainian law enforcement regarding Russian cyber threats, a Ukrainian official claimed, warning that the shift is aiding Moscow’s intelligence efforts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/signal-no-longer-cooperating-with-ukraine
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Musk claims of Ukraine DDoS attack derided by cyber community
Elon Musk draws criticism after accusing Ukraine of being behind a significant DDoS attack against social media platform X First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366620595/Musk-claims-of-Ukraine-DDoS-attack-derided-by-cyber-community
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What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that’s not how it works. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/x-ddos-attack-march-2025/
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Musk Blames X (Twitter) Outage on Cyberattack, Links It to Ukraine
Elon Musk has confirmed a massive cyberattack on his social media platform, X (once Twitter), causing widespread technical… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/musk-x-twitter-cyberattack-ukraine-involvement/
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Musk links cyberattack on X to Ukraine without evidence
Nation-state involvement is possible: While very less is known about the attack, despite a bunch of revelations, experts think a nation-state involvement is indeed possible.”X is under relentless cyberattacks: 24/7/365 and this is far beyond simple DoS attempts,” said Chad Cragle, CISO at DeepWatch. “While technical issues can occur, X’s engineers understand scalability and redundancy.…
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Soziales Netzwerk: Musk vermutet Cyberangriff auf X aus der Ukraine
Elon Musk berichtet von einer Cyberattacke auf X. Auch Tesla-Niederlassungen und Autos sind Ziel von Angriffen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/soziales-netzwerk-musk-vermutet-cyberangriff-auf-x-aus-der-ukraine-2503-194155.html
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Russian DDoS Groups Frothing After Europe Backs Ukraine
Self-Described Hacktivists Appear to Remain Moscow Foreign Policy Extension Russia’s use of high-profile online nuisance attacks as a psychology ploy designed to amplify Moscow’s geopolitical agenda continues. As Europe has rallied to support Ukraine, self-proclaimed Russian hacktivists have trumpeted their targeting of the U.K. and EU member states, instead of the U.S. First seen on…
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Russian DDoS Groups Spaz Out After Europe Backs Ukraine
Self-Described Hacktivists Appear to Remain Moscow Foreign Policy Extension Russia’s use of high-profile online nuisance attacks as a psychology ploy designed to amplify Moscow’s geopolitical agenda continues. As Europe has rallied to support Ukraine, self-proclaimed Russian hacktivists have trumpeted their targeting of the U.K. and EU member states, instead of the U.S. First seen on…
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Qilin admits Ukrainian foreign affairs ministry breach
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/qilin-admits-ukrainian-foreign-affairs-ministry-breach
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Qilin Ransomware gang claims the hack of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Qilin Ransomware group claims to have breached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, marking a significant cybersecurity attack. The Russian-speaking Qilin Ransomware group claims responsibility for an attack on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The group stated that it stole sensitive data such as private correspondence, personal information, and official decrees. The…
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Trump orders halt to intelligence sharing with Ukraine, CIA director says
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in an interview with Fox Business Network on Wednesday. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/trump-halt-intel-sharing-ukraine
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Ukraine’s intel service honors civilian hackers for the first time with military award
Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR) has honored a group of civilian cyber activists for their role “in strengthening national security,” marking the agency’s first official recognition of cybersecurity specialists outside the country’s military ranks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-intel-service-honors-civilian-hackers-with-military-award
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CIA director says US has paused sharing intelligence with Ukraine
The confirmation of the pause on intelligence sharing follows a heated exchange between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/cia-director-says-us-has-paused-sharing-intelligence-with-ukraine/
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Russia to redeploy resources freed up by end of war in Ukraine, warns Finnish intelligence
“The end of the war in Ukraine will improve the ability of Russia to engage in hostile activity elsewhere in Europe as it pursues its political objectives by means both fair and foul,” the Finnish security and intelligence agency Supo said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/finland-intelligence-report-russia-redeploy-resources-after-ukraine-war
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Geopolitical tensions fuel surge in OT and ICS cyberattacks
New Russian group focused on Ukraine: The second new group to launch attack campaigns against industrial organizations last year, dubbed GRAPHITE, has overlaps with APT28 activities. Also known as Fancy Bear or Pawn Storm, APT28 is believed to be a unit inside Russia’s General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU).GRAPHITE launched constant phishing campaigns against hydroelectric,…
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Ukraine-targeted cyber, influence threat actors subjected to EU sanctions
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ukraine-targeted-cyber-influence-threat-actors-subjected-to-eu-sanctions
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Ukraine-Targeted Cyber Influence Threat Actors Hit With EU Sanctions
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ukraine-targeted-cyber-influence-threat-actors-hit-with-eu-sanctions
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Belarus-Linked Ghostwriter Uses Macropack-Obfuscated Excel Macros to Deploy Malware
Opposition activists in Belarus as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations are the target of a new campaign that employs malware-laced Microsoft Excel documents as lures to deliver a new variant of PicassoLoader. The threat cluster has been assessed to be an extension of a long-running campaign mounted by a Belarus-aligned threat actor dubbed…
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Ghostwriter Cyber-Attack Targets Ukrainian, Belarusian Opposition
Ghostwriter cyber-attack targets Ukrainian, Belarusian opposition using weaponized Excel documents First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghostwriter-cyber-attack-targets/
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EU sanctioned the leader of North Korea-linked APT groups
The European Union sanctioned the leader of North Korea-linked APT groups for aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine. The European Union announced sanctions against entities aiding Russia in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, including Lee Chang Ho, who is the leader of North Korea-linked APT groups. Lee Chang Ho coordinated North Korean soldiers in…
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Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU
The EU has announced new sanctions against entities aiding Russia’s war against Ukraine, including an individual who leads North Korean hackers. The post Leader of North Korean Hackers Sanctioned by EU appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/leader-of-north-korean-hackers-sanctioned-by-eu/
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New EU Sanctions Blacklist Russian and North Korean Cyber Operatives
The Council of the European Union took decisive action to impose a new set of sanctions on Russia, with the aim of addressing threat to Ukraine’s sovereignty. The sanctions were codified in Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/389, which represents a new update to the Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/council-of-the-european-union-sanction-russia/
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Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare but 2 were found last year
Fuxnet and FrostyGoop were both used in the Russia-Ukraine war First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/new_ics_malware_dragos/
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EU sanctions North Korean tied to Lazarus group over involvement in Ukraine war
The latest package of EU sanctions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine included the leader of the North Korean intelligence agency known for backing the Lazarus group and other high-profile hacking operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eu-sanctions-north-korea-ukraine-war-lazarus-group
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Three years on, Europe looks to Ukraine for the future of defense tech
Today marks three years since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people have heroically fought the war with grit and determination, but they have also, against the odds, innovated on and off the battlefield. In addition to establishing a defense tech initiative called BRAVE1, the country has also hosted tech conferences like…
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Ukrainian hackers claim breach of Russian loan company linked to Putin’s ex-wife
A pro-Ukraine hacking group claimed that it was behind an attack on CarMoney, a Russian microfinance company with reported connections to Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-carmoney-data-breach-ukrainian-cyber-alliance
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Russia-aligned threat groups dupe Ukrainian targets via Signal
Google researchers say multiple Russian state threat groups have conducted remote phishing operations to target and compromise Signal accounts. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russia-threat-groups-target-ukraine-signal/
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Russian cyberespionage groups target Signal users with fake group invites
QR codes provide a means of phishing Signal users: These features now work by scanning QR codes that contain the cryptographic information needed to exchange keys between different devices in a group or to authorize a new device to an account. The QR codes are actually representations of special links that the Signal application knows…