While it’s clear cyberattacks are playing a role in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine the level of disruption being inflicted by both sides is currently difficult to assess. The most overt attacks appear to have come in the form of two strains of wiper malware dubbed WhisperGate and HermeticWiper that are designed to make systems inoperable that was launched shortly before a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
Ukraine with the aid of third parties such as the Anonymous hacking group may even be giving as good as it’s getting. It’s also been revealed how closely the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Russia works with ransomware gangs such as Conti. The protagonists in this conflict are clearly operating well beyond the borders of both Russia and Ukraine.
In fact, there’s still plenty of concern that this cyber warfare will inevitably escalate. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the U.S. are warning of possible threats to satellite communication networks amid fears that recent attacks on these networks could spread. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. is also becoming more concerned. It is seeking comment on vulnerabilities threatening the security and integrity of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) that drives the global Internet routing system...... Click the button below to continue the article.
