Groups linked to the Russian state have carried out more than 200 computer attacks against Ukraine and its infrastructure since the Russian military offensive began, according to a Microsoft report published on Wednesday.
The giant computer details in America Russia’s destructive and relentless cyberattack in its Hybrid War against Ukraineaccording to Tom Burt, Microsoft vice president responsible for customer security, in a summary report.
These attacks not only damaged the systems of institutions in Ukraine, but also aimed to disrupt the population’s access to reliable information and essential services on which civilians rely, and tried to destroy confidence in leadership from the country.he says.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, we have seen at least six separate actors associated with the Russian state launch more than 237 operations against Ukraine, including destructive attacks that continue and threaten the welfare of civilians.continue this text.
almost 40 direct attacks destructive for Ukrainian public institutions in particular, and accompanied by espionage activities.
Microsoft also notes that the temporality of the attacks there seems to be a strong association, and sometimes directly tied, to ground operations of the Russian army.
So, continuing the company behind Windows, which provides most of the world’s computers, one of Russia’s attack groups targeted a major radio and television companies March 1, the very day of the kyiv TV tower bombing.
computer attackers use a wide range of techniques to access their targetsincluding phishing and the use of unresolved security vulnerabilities.
According to Microsoft, preparations for these attacks began in March 2021 and intensified in early 2022, as Russia mobilized its troops near Ukraine’s borders.
Russia’s cyberattacks have been deployed to support the military’s strategic and tactical goals. It is likely that the attacks we have observed are only part of the activity targeting Ukrainealso mentioned by Tom Burt in his summary of the report.
These attacks on networks should continue and increase, he added, especially in countries supporting the Ukrainian war effort against Russia.
On April 20, the United States and four other Western countries warned that their intelligence services had information that Russia was preparing to launch massive cyberattacks against Ukraine’s allies.
Microsoft said it helped the Ukrainian authorities at all times to deal with these attacks.
Source: Radio-Canada
