Latest Ukraine news

Ukrainian cyberpolice busts fraud gang that stole $4.3 million

Ukraine's cyberpolice has arrested members of a fraud gang that stole roughly $4,300,000 from over a thousand victims across the EU.
- Bill Toulas
- March 30, 2023
- 04:29 PM
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RAT developer arrested for infecting 10,000 PCs with malware

Ukraine's cyberpolice has arrested the developer of a remote access trojan (RAT) malware that infected over 10,000 computers while posing as game applications.
- Bill Toulas
- March 17, 2023
- 11:36 AM
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STALKER 2 game developer hacked by Russian hacktivists, data stolen

GSC Game World, the developer of the highly-anticipated 'STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl' game, warned their systems were breached, allowing threat actors to steal game assets during the attack.
- Bill Toulas
- March 13, 2023
- 11:09 AM
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Ukraine says Russian hackers backdoored govt websites in 2021

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) says Russian state hackers have breached multiple government websites this week using backdoors planted as far back as December 2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 23, 2023
- 02:50 PM
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Hackers use new SwiftSlicer wiper to destroy Windows domains

Security researchers have identified a new data-wiping malware they named SwiftSlicer that aims to overwrite crucial files used by the Windows operating system.
- Ionut Ilascu
- January 28, 2023
- 10:21 AM
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Ukraine: Sandworm hackers hit news agency with 5 data wipers

The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) found a cocktail of five different data-wiping malware strains deployed on the network of the country's national news agency (Ukrinform) on January 17th.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 27, 2023
- 01:10 PM
- 0
Ukraine links data-wiping attack on news agency to Russian hackers

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has linked a destructive malware attack targeting the country's national news agency (Ukrinform) to Sandworm Russian military hackers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 18, 2023
- 02:57 PM
- 0
Ukraine shuts down fraudulent call center claiming 18,000 victims

A group of imposters operating out of a Ukrainian call center defrauded thousands of victims while pretending to be IT security employees at their banks and leading them to believe that attackers had gained access to their bank accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 29, 2022
- 05:19 PM
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Ukraine's DELTA military system users targeted by info-stealing malware

A compromised Ukrainian Ministry of Defense email account was found sending phishing emails and instant messages to users of the 'DELTA' situational awareness program to infect systems with information-stealing malware.
- Bill Toulas
- December 19, 2022
- 12:39 PM
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Ukrainian govt networks breached via trojanized Windows 10 installers

Ukrainian government entities were hacked in targeted attacks after their networks were first compromised via trojanized ISO files posing as legitimate Windows 10 installers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 15, 2022
- 12:24 PM
- 6
Massive DDoS attack takes Russia’s second-largest bank VTB offline

Russia's second-largest financial institution VTB Bank says it is facing the worse cyberattack in its history after its website and mobile apps were taken offline due to an ongoing DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack.
- Bill Toulas
- December 06, 2022
- 10:11 AM
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Microsoft warns of Russian cyberattacks throughout the winter

Microsoft has warned of Russian-sponsored cyberattacks continuing to target Ukrainian infrastructure and NATO allies in Europe throughout the winter.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 05, 2022
- 07:44 PM
- 0
New ransomware attacks in Ukraine linked to Russian Sandworm hackers

New ransomware attacks targeting organizations in Ukraine first detected this Monday have been linked to the notorious Russian military threat group known as Sandworm.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 25, 2022
- 01:01 PM
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Suspected Zeus cybercrime ring leader ‘Tank’ arrested by Swiss police

Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, also known as Tank and one of the leaders of the notorious JabberZeus cybercrime gang, was arrested in Geneva last month.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 16, 2022
- 02:33 PM
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Ukraine says Russian hacktivists use new Somnia ransomware

Russian hacktivists have infected multiple organizations in Ukraine with a new ransomware strain called 'Somnia,' encrypting their systems and causing operational problems.
- Bill Toulas
- November 13, 2022
- 10:06 AM
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Russian military hackers linked to ransomware attacks in Ukraine

A series of attacks targeting transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland with Prestige ransomware since October have been linked to an elite Russian military cyberespionage group.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 10, 2022
- 02:47 PM
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Ukraine arrests fraud ring members who made €200 million per year

Ukraine's cyber police and Europol have identified and arrested five key members of an international investment fraud ring estimated to have caused losses of over €200 million per year.
- Bill Toulas
- November 10, 2022
- 11:02 AM
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New Azov data wiper tries to frame researchers and BleepingComputer

A new and destructive 'Azov Ransomware' data wiper is being heavily distributed through pirated software, key generators, and adware bundles, trying to frame well-known security researchers by claiming they are behind the attack.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 30, 2022
- 08:26 PM
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Cuba ransomware affiliate targets Ukrainian govt agencies

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has issued an alert about potential Cuba Ransomware attacks against critical networks in the country.
- Bill Toulas
- October 24, 2022
- 11:51 AM
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Microsoft: New Prestige ransomware targets orgs in Ukraine, Poland

Microsoft says new Prestige ransomware is being used to target transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland in ongoing attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 14, 2022
- 03:49 PM
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