Cyber war news

As part of the wider drive to hold Russia accountable for alleged atrocities in Ukraine, the war-torn nation is also petitioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) to legally consider specific types of cyberattacks as war crimes.

One the foremost pro-Russian hacktivist groups, Killnet, has drawn some fairly ostentatious supporters, with jewelry and music produced in its honor, cyber pundit Radware claims.

The ESET research group has identified a fresh wiper malware strain inside Ukraine, attributed to Russian APT hacker group Sandworm.

A hacking group suspected of being affiliated with China has made good on a threat to sabotage institutions in South Korea, compromising the websites of a dozen universities there, local media claims.

If you are thinking that 21st-century Armageddon will come in the form of a massive cyberattack, you should think again because, in the past year, tanks and guns have proved to be by far the worst threat to Ukraine, says the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The top target countries for cyberattacks in 2022 included Russia and Ukraine, as one might expect – but there were a few surprises too, with Kazakhstan leading the pack and Egypt coming in at third place, according to findings from ReasonLabs.

Around half the world’s population suffered a politically motivated internet blackout in 2022, according to damning new research by Surfshark.

Ukraine’s cyber watchdog says hackers linked to the Russian government are likely culprits behind a recent cyberattack on the country’s national news agency Ukrinform.

Cyber warfare – once considered the wave of the future – is now a permanent part of battlefield tactics.

Genesis Day, a pro-Russian hacktivist group, claims to have breached Samsung’s internal servers over South Korea’s cooperation with NATO.

In its latest strategy to gain notoriety on the hacktivist landscape, Pro-Russian group NoName057(16) is advertising cryptocurrency payouts to volunteer hackers in exchange for technological firepower.

Seven people, including a suspected Russian secret service agent and two US residents, have been accused of conspiring to smuggle weapons-grade technology into the rogue superstate.

Russia is mulling a bill that would put many of its high-tech manufacturers on a “counter-sanctions” list that would effectively allow them to keep doing business without incurring the wrath of the global community, according to a nongovernmental organization.

A new ransomware group that is apparently motivated more by politics than profit has been spotted in the wild by cyber defense company Cyble. Calling itself BlackMagic, it is believed to be linked to Iran and primarily going after companies in Israel.

The dark web is full of data leaks containing sensitive data from critical infrastructure companies, including nuclear facilities. A cyber analyst claims this is a ripple effect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Armageddon, a hacker group affiliated with the Russian government, has been observed sending phishing emails on behalf of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP).

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, pro-Russian hacktivist groups have been targeting critical infrastructure companies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said. However, their success has been limited.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to more damaging and widespread cybersecurity attacks in the year to July, EU cybersecurity agency ENISA said in its annual report.