Russian cyber attack on UA electrical grid attack Latest update on the cyberwar that “is not taking place.” Russia has been attacking the Ukrainian power grid, just like they were supposed to based on the preconceived models everyone had. So that’s good for the pundits, I guess. They can come out from under their rocks […]
Ukraine my heart, cyber just for show?
The multiple coordinated attacks on Ukrainian government cyber infrastructure is a very interesting development in the field of cyber warfare. This may be the first public example of multiple types of attacks, not directly linked via the same penetration, being used in coordination to attempt an effects based operation. The website defacements were used to […]
Pnyetya: Yet Another Ransomware Outbreak
Hiding the small movement inside the big movement Today saw a massive outbreak of not-really ransomware that has caused significant damage to both Ukrainian targets and strategic global logistics companies. The worm uses three different infection vectors: ETERNALBLUE Harvested password hashes psexec The code is well written, obfuscated to protect against AV detection using at least […]