Russian hackers are deploying cyber espionage campaigns against Ukraine.
The State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine made the statement.
- According to Ukrainian authorities, Russia is attempting to infect Ukrainian digital infrastructure with spyware to gain the upper hand regarding military maneuvers, weapon purchases, equipment, etc.
- The SSSCIP is cooperating with tech companies such as:
- Google,
- Microsoft,
- Amazon,
- Palantir,
- ESET,
- Cisco,
- and Logpoint.
- Google, for example, has provided 50,000 Google Workspace licenses for the Ukrainian government, the rapid Air Raid Alerts system for Android phones, support for refugees, businesses, and entrepreneurs, and measures to indefinitely pause monetization and limit the reach of Russian state news media.
- Ukraine currently experiences up to 10 major cyber incidents per day.
- The cyberattacking campaigns between Russia and Ukraine have been called by several industry researchers the world's first cyberwar.
- Russia has consistently launched cyberattacks against Ukraine since 2013 with Operation Armageddon, then continuing with the 2015 power grid attack, up to the 2022 attacks that preceded the war.
- Russia began cyberattacking Ukraine on Jan. 14, 2022, taking down around 70 government websites.
- U.S. authorities recently warned that Russia is set to deploy more cyberattacks against Ukraine.
