Tag: ukraine
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Deutschland größtes Hacker-Ziel in der EU
Tags: authentication, china, cyberattack, defense, extortion, germany, hacker, iran, login, mail, mfa, microsoft, north-korea, password, phishing, ransomware, software, ukraineLaut einer Studie von Microsoft richteten sich 3,3 Prozent aller Cyberangriffe weltweit im ersten Halbjahr 2025 gegen Ziele in Deutschland.Kein Land in der Europäischen Union steht so sehr im Fokus von kriminellen Hackern wie Deutschland. Das geht aus dem Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025 hervor, den der Software-Konzern in Redmond veröffentlicht hat. Danach richteten sich…
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Hacker attackieren Vergabeportal für öffentliche Aufträge
Prorussische Hacker haben die Internetseite des Deutschen Vergabeportals fast eine Woche lang lahmgelegt.Prorussische Hacker haben nach einem Bericht der Süddeutschen Zeitung (SZ) die Webseite des Deutschen Vergabeportals des Bundes in die Knie gezwungen. Durch die Cyberattacke war diese wichtige Schnittstelle zwischen Staat und Wirtschaft fast eine Woche lang nicht erreichbar. Am Dienstagnachmittag war das Portal…
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Ukraine takes steps to launch dedicated cyber force for offensive strikes
Ukraine lawmakers are considering uniting the country’s offensive and defensive military cyber capabilities under a single command within the Armed Forces. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-takes-steps-dedicated-cyber-force
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Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors
Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) reported. Beyond AI-generated phishing, some malware samples now show AI-generated code. In H1 2025, Ukraine recorded 3,018 cyber incidents,…
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Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors
Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) reported. Beyond AI-generated phishing, some malware samples now show AI-generated code. In H1 2025, Ukraine recorded 3,018 cyber incidents,…
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From Phishing to Malware: AI Becomes Russia’s New Cyber Weapon in War on Ukraine
Russian hackers’ adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyber attacks against Ukraine has reached a new level in the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) said.”Hackers now employ it not only to generate phishing messages, but some of the malware samples we have analyzed…
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Russian hackers turn to AI as old tactics fail, Ukrainian CERT says
Russian hackers are now using AI not only to write phishing messages but also to generate malicious code itself. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-hackers-turn-to-ai-ukraine-cert
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CERT-UA warns UAC-0245 targets Ukraine with CABINETRAT backdoor
CERT-UA warns UAC-0245 targets Ukraine with CABINETRAT backdoor via malicious Excel XLL add-ins spotted in Sept 2025. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of cyberattacks by the group UAC-0245 using the CABINETRAT backdoor. The campaign, seen in September 2025, involved malicious Excel XLL add-ins posing as software tools (e.g. >>UBD Request.xllrecept_ruslana_nekitenko.xll
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Ukrainian Defenders Report Rise in Russian Cyberattacks
Numerous Attacks Designed and Timed ‘to Amplify the Impact of Kinetic Strikes’. Russia in the first half of this year markedly increased the tempo of its cyberattacks targeting Ukraine, with defenders cataloging 3,000 cybersecurity incidents, largely targeting the military, government, local authorities and energy sector, often timed to amplify the impact of kinetic attacks. First…
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Ukraine’s digital chief pushes for AI-first state amid war and cyber threats
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister is betting big on artificial intelligence’s ability to shape governance, education and even the battlefield. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-ai-state-digital
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Ukrainian Cops Spoofed in Fileless Phishing Attacks on Kyiv
Attackers impersonate the National Police of Ukraine to deploy Amatera Stealer and PureMiner, using malicious Scalable Vector Graphics to trick victims. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ukrainian-cops-spoofed-fileless-phishing-attacks-kyiv
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SVG Files Abused to Deploy PureMiner Malware and Exfiltrate Data
Cybercriminals are exploiting SVG files as an initial attack vector in a multi-stage campaign designed to impersonate Ukrainian government communications. FortiGuard Labs has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian government agencies through malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files, ultimately deploying both cryptocurrency mining malware and information stealers to compromise victim systems. The attack begins…
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Researchers Expose Phishing Threats Distributing CountLoader and PureRAT
A new campaign has been observed impersonating Ukrainian government agencies in phishing attacks to deliver CountLoader, which is then used to drop Amatera Stealer and PureMiner.”The phishing emails contain malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files designed to trick recipients into opening harmful attachments,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Yurren Wan said in a report shared with…
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Researchers Expose SVG and PureRAT Phishing Threats Targeting Ukraine and Vietnam
A new campaign has been observed impersonating Ukrainian government agencies in phishing attacks to deliver CountLoader, which is then used to drop Amatera Stealer and PureMiner.”The phishing emails contain malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files designed to trick recipients into opening harmful attachments,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Yurren Wan said in a report shared with…
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Fake Ukraine Police Notices Spread New Amatera Stealer and PureMiner
FortiGuard Labs exposes a high-severity phishing campaign impersonating the National Police of Ukraine to deliver Amatera Stealer (data theft) and PureMiner (cryptojacking) to Windows PCs. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-ukraine-police-notices-amatera-stealer-pureminer/
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Russia Leveraging Cyber-Attacks as a Strategic Weapon Against Key Industries in Major Nations
In 2024, as the Russia-Ukraine war prolongs and military and economic cooperation between North Korea and Russia deepens, cyberspace has become a central battleground for international conflict. Russia is leveraging cyber-attacks to alleviate economic pressure from international sanctions and to enhance its war-fighting capabilities, targeting key industries in major countries around the globe. In November…
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Fake Ukrainian Police Emails Spread New CountLoader Malware Loader
A new malware loader, CountLoader, has been discovered by cybersecurity firm Silent Push. This threat is linked to prominent Russian ransomware gangs, including LockBit, BlackBasta, and Qilin, and is being used as an initial access broker. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-ukrainian-police-emails-countloader-malware-loader/
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Fake Ukrainian Police Emails Spread New CountLoader Malware Loader
A new malware loader, CountLoader, has been discovered by cybersecurity firm Silent Push. This threat is linked to prominent Russian ransomware gangs, including LockBit, BlackBasta, and Qilin, and is being used as an initial access broker. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-ukrainian-police-emails-countloader-malware-loader/
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Russian Hackers Join Forces: Gamaredon + Turla Target Ukraine
ESET reports FSB-linked Gamaredon and Turla collaborating in cyberattacks on Ukraine. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/russian-hackers-join-forces-gamaredon-turla-target-ukraine/
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Russische Top-Hacker Gamaredon und Turla greifen ukrainische Spitzenziele an
Die Sicherheitsforscher von ESET haben erstmals technische Belege dafür veröffentlicht, dass die beiden bekannten Hackergruppen Gamaredon und Turla koordiniert in der Ukraine agieren. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/russische-hacker-gamaredon-turla-ukrainische-spitzenziele
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Russische Top-Hacker Gamaredon und Turla greifen ukrainische Spitzenziele an
Die Sicherheitsforscher von ESET haben erstmals technische Belege dafür veröffentlicht, dass die beiden bekannten Hackergruppen Gamaredon und Turla koordiniert in der Ukraine agieren. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/russische-hacker-gamaredon-turla-ukrainische-spitzenziele
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ESET uncovers GamaredonTurla collaboration in Ukraine cyberattacks
ESET found evidence that Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla collaborated in cyberattacks on Ukraine between February and April 2025. ESET reported Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla collaborated in cyberattacks against entities in Ukraine. The Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Shuckworm, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) is known for targeting government, law enforcement, and defense organizations in Ukraine since 2013. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous…
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Russian spy groups Turla, Gamaredon join forces to hack Ukraine, researchers say
Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it had detected four cases in which both groups compromised the same Ukrainian machines. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-spy-groups-turla-gamaredon-target-ukraine
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Russian Nation-State Hackers Join Forces to Target Ukraine
First-Ever Malware Tie-Up Spotted Between FSB’s Turla and Gamaredon Hacking Groups. Two long-running advanced persistent threat groups tied to Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, called Turla and Gamaredon, appear for the first time to be running a joint cyberespionage operation using their separate malware arsenals, designed to hit high-value targets in Ukraine. First seen…
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Russian State Hackers Collaborate in Attacks Against Ukraine
ESET found that the FSB-affiliated groups, Gamaredon and Turla, are sharing tools to help conduct espionage attacks against Ukrainian organizations First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-state-hackers-collaborate/
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Russian Hacking Groups Gamaredon and Turla Target Organizations to Deliver Kazuar Backdoor
Silhouetted hooded figures represent Russian hackers operating under the auspices of the FSB against targeted organizations. Two prominent Russian state-sponsored hacking groups, Gamaredon and Turla, have been observed collaborating in sophisticated cyberattacks targeting Ukrainian organizations to deploy the advanced Kazuar backdoor. New evidence reveals an unprecedented level of coordination between these Federal Security Service (FSB)…
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Russian Hackers Gamaredon and Turla Collaborate to Deploy Kazuar Backdoor in Ukraine
Cybersecurity researchers have discerned evidence of two Russian hacking groups Gamaredon and Turla collaborating together to target and co-comprise Ukrainian entities.Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said it observed the Gamaredon tools PteroGraphin and PteroOdd being used to execute Turla group’s Kazuar backdoor on an endpoint in Ukraine in February 2025, indicating that Turla is very likely…
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New Loader “CountLoader” Uses PDFs to Launch Ransomware Attacks
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated new malware loader called >>CountLoader
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Russian regional airline disrupted by suspected cyberattack
Siberia-based airline KrasAvia experienced some outages to digital services in an incident that bears similarities to one that Ukraine-aligned hackers claimed in late July. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-krasavia-airline-disrupted-suspected-cyberattack