Saturday, February 26, 2022

Ransomware used as a 'decoy or distraction' in Ukraine attacks, researchers say

Modern warfare is different! Good hardware is not sufficient anymore if you cannot protect or defend your IT infrastructure!

"... Cyberattackers deployed ransomware in several instances to serve as a “decoy or distraction” as they targeted organizations in Ukraine with disk-wiping malware on Wednesday, just before Russia’s invasion of the country, researchers at Symantec said. ...
ESET reported that the wiper was installed on hundreds of machines in Ukraine, and followed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting Ukrainian websites earlier in the day. ...
In the attacks Wednesday, Symantec researchers said that the destructive malware was deployed against defense organizations as well as financial, aviation and IT services companies. And ransomware was a component of the attacks in some cases. ..."

Ransomware used as a 'decoy or distraction' in Ukraine attacks, researchers say | VentureBeat

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