groups cyber criminals associated with Russia It may be preparing to start a wave. cyber attacks against Ukraine for this spring It was warned by the tech giant this Wednesday. Microsoft In a study suggesting that it accelerates war information technology could serve to paralyze the Kremlin’s supply routes to Kiev.
“Since January 2023, Microsoft has observed that Russian cyber threat activity is adapting to increase intelligence gathering and destruction capabilities of Ukraine and its partners’ civilian and military assets,” the report said. “(A group) appears to be preparing for a renewed subversive campaign.”
Microsoft, which supports Ukraine in cyber securitydiscovered a number of new attack methods launched by Russia. Since January, cybercriminal groups linked to Russian intelligence services have used nine ‘wipers’ and two ‘wipers’, the malicious program that wipes the hard drive of the infected system.ransomware‘ – a method that seizes access to important data and demands ransom payments to release it – against more than a hundred Ukrainian organizations.
According to the report, these computer attacks are usually military operations on the ground to try to block the enemy’s ability to coordinate a response. But the Ukrainian resistance has been much more agile than experts expected, and has managed to evade many of these threats. In the first weeks after the invasion, the US helped Ukraine move government agency systems to the cloud, helping to minimize the impact of Moscow’s attacks and keeping the country connected.
Attacks on Europe and the USA
The study, prepared by Microsoft’s cybersecurity research and analysis team, also points out that Russia has intensified its cybersecurity campaign. disinformation and its effect on Europe And United States of America. With this, the Kremlin would try to reduce Russian support for Ukraine. NATO who provided logistical support to Kiev by channeling the supply of war materials deemed necessary, such as leopard tanks“German-made or US HIMARS missile systems. More specifically, Russian threats in Ukraine’s neighbors sought to gain access to government and commercial organizations involved in support efforts to Ukraine,” said Clint Watts, managing director of the Microsoft Center for Digital Threat Analysis.
Officials in countries such as Ukraine and the United States have warned that Russia is sending new troops to eastern Ukraine and may increase its military operations in the coming weeks.