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Anonymous Wages a Cyber War Against Russia, Targets Oligarchs

Anonymous continues its attacks against Putin and Russia, recently, the latest attack is targeted against the Russian investment agency 'Marathon Group.' Anonymous keeps attacking Russian firms owned by oligarchs, last week, the group announced the hacking of Thozis Corp and in the most recent incident, the group claims responsibility behind the Marathon group hack. Marathon group is a Russian investment firm, the owner is oligarch Alexander Vinokuro, the EU sanctioned him recently. Vinokurov is the son-in-law of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Anonymous breached the organization's systems and leaked 62,000 emails (a 52 GB archive) through DDoSecrets (Distributed Denial of Secrets). 

DDoSecrets is a non for profit whistleblower website launched in 2018. "JUST IN: #Anonymous has hacked & released 62,000 emails from the Marathon Group, a Russian investment firm owned by oligarch Alexander Vinokurov, currently under EU sanctions. Vinokurov is also the son-in-law of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov" tweets @YourAnonTV. The group also takes responsibility for the hacking of Belarus government website associated with Volozhin Economy, a city in the Minsk region of Belarus. 

"Anonymous makes an intrusion into a website of the Government of Belarus dedicated to the Economy of Volozhin, a Belarusian city in the Minsk region" tweets @Anonymous_Link. The Anonymous group tweeted that due to the nature of the leak, DDoSecrets is willing to offer the data to journalists and researchers. "Hackers leaked 15GB of data stolen from the Russian Orthodox Church's charitable wing & released roughly 57,500 emails via #DDoSecrets. #DDoSecrets noted that due to the nature of the data, at this time it is only being offered to journalists & researchers," tweets @YourAnonTV What else has Anonymous done to Russia? 

In March, Anonymous declared to wage a "cyber war" against a Russia. Since then, Anonymous has claimed responsibility for launching various attacks on the Russian government, news websites and organizations, and leaked data of prominent firms like Roskomnadzor, a federal agency which censors Russian media. "Many CIS files were erased, hundreds of folders were renamed to "putin_stop_this_war" and email addresses and administrative credentials were exposed," said Jeremiah Fowler, cybersecurity company Security Discovery's Co-founder.

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Cyber Attacks Targeted on Websites Using Wordpress

Thirty Ukrainian Universities were hacked as a result of the targeted cyberattack supporting Russia's attack on Ukraine. In the latest report, experts from Wordfence said that the cyber attack had massive repercussions on Ukrainian Education organizations by hackers known as Monday Group. The threat actor has openly supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The members of the hacking group identify themselves as 'the Mxonday' has attacked the websites using WordPress hosting more than in the past two weeks, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 


As per the Wordfence blog, the firm protects more than 8,000 Ukranian websites, around 300 of these belong to education websites. Wordfence also offers assistance to government agencies, police, and military websites. The security firm also mentioned that it experienced a rise of 144,000 cyber attacks on February 25, the second day of the Kinetic attack. The rise is three times the number of regular attacks compared to the starting of the month across the Ukranian websites that Wordfence protects. According to founder and CEO Mark Maunder, a threat actor was continuously trying to attack Ukranian websites, immediately after the Ukranian invasion. 

An inquiry into the issue found four IP addresses associated with the campaign, these are distributed through a VPN service from Sweden. The hacking group also has ties with Brazil, Wordfence is supposed to be operating from here. But the threat actors behind the cyber attack are yet to be known. The report comes after ESET's new research, which mentioned various malware families that are used in targeted cyber attacks against organizations in Ukraine. An ESET blog reported a destructive campaign that used HermeticWiper that targets different organizations. 

The cyberattacks comprised of three elements; HermeticWiper, which corrupts a system making it inoperable, HermeticWizard, which spreads HermeticWiper across the local network via WMI and SMB, and lastly, HermeticRansom. According to the blog, the cyberattack was preceded by a few hours from the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The malware used in these attacks suggests that the planning of the campaign was done months ago. HermeticWiper has been found in hundreds of systems in the last five Ukrainian organizations, says ESET. It also mentioned that no tangible connection with a known threat actor has been found yet.
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The USA will Continue to Support Ukraine in Ensuring Cybersecurity

 

The U.S. authorities will continue to support Ukraine aimed at improving its cybersecurity. U.S. Undersecretary of Homeland Security Robert Silvers said Thursday. 

He claimed at an online cybersecurity conference that they have been warning publicly and privately for months that cyberattacks could be part of a large-scale Russian effort to destabilize and invade Ukraine. “Of course, we offer support to Ukraine to help Ukraine strengthen its cyber defenses. We will continue to do so in the days ahead." 

According to Silvers, the American side also works closely with other international partners and strengthens its own security. "At the moment, there are no specific and credible threats [from the Russian Federation] to the United States [in cyberspace], however, we, of course, are attentive to the fact that Russia may consider [options] for escalation in ways that may have an impact on other [countries] outside Ukraine. So we are actively working here in the US with industry representatives, with owners and operators of critical infrastructure to strengthen protection," he added. 

The Washington Post newspaper in its article reported on hackers associated with Russia, who, if necessary, will bring down many networks of Ukraine. At the same time, the publication refers to American intelligence data. "We don't know if they intend to do this. But we are working with Ukraine to strengthen their cyber defense," the unnamed official's words are quoted in the article. 

On Tuesday, the Information Security Center of Ukraine announced a DDoS attack on the websites of the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces, state Privatbank and Oschadbank. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki noted at a briefing on Wednesday that Washington is not yet ready to say who the US authorities consider responsible for these cyberattacks. The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Russia has nothing to do with cyberattacks in Ukraine. 

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CNN Learned About the Preparation of the US Authorities to Repel Cyber Attacks from Russia

 

CNN reported citing US administration sources that representatives of the White House, US intelligence, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other agencies have discussed preparations to repel cyber attacks that could be carried out in the United States and Ukraine. 

According to the interlocutors of the TV channel, the meeting at the interdepartmental level took place on Friday, February 11, in the format of a videoconference. It discussed the measures that the U.S. leadership in cooperation with private companies could take in various areas of the economy in case of "a potential attack by cybercriminals or government-linked" hackers. 

In addition, there was a discussion of the "possible increase in ransomware attacks on U.S. companies" that "Russian-speaking hackers" allegedly might carry out. The issue of providing cybersecurity support to Ukraine was also raised, where, according to sources, there is a "concrete, credible threat" of attacks on infrastructure facilities. No such threat currently exists in the United States. A CNN source stressed that the administration was working on steps in case the situation changed for the worse. 

In mid-January, unknown hackers attacked at least 70 state websites of Ukraine, including portals of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Sports, and other departments An appeal in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish appeared on them, the authors of which urged Ukrainian citizens "to fear and wait for the worst. In Ukraine, they believe that Russia is involved in the incident. The US said that the attack was carried out "according to the Russian scheme." On January 16, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow had nothing to do with the incidents. He noted that no evidence of Moscow's culpability has been provided. 

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki noted that the United States is in contact with Ukraine regarding the incident, and also offered its assistance in the investigation. According to her, Washington, their allies, and partners are "concerned about this cyberattack." 

Western media and officials have been speculating about an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine since the fall of 2021. Washington and Brussels threaten Moscow with new sanctions in case of an invasion. On February 9, Politico newspaper reported that U.S. senators suggested adding to the bill on sanctions against Russia the possibility of imposing restrictions "for cyberattacks" on Ukraine.
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EU Ready to Send a Mission to Kiev to Fight Cyberattacks

 

The EU countries, while discussing the situation around Ukraine, expressed their readiness, if necessary, to adopt a set of sanctions against Russia. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said this on Monday after the EU Council meeting in Brussels. 

"This meeting showed a great degree of agreement between the Europeans and the United States. This cohesion is very important," he said, adding that diplomatic efforts are underway in connection with the escalation along the Ukrainian border. 

"I was greatly impressed by the firmness of the Europeans and their willingness to jointly present a set of sanctions, measures to contain Russia in order to prevent an offensive - military or otherwise - in Ukraine," Le Drian said. 

On the night of January 14, the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food were subjected to massive cyberattacks. Hackers posted messages warning residents to "fear and expect the worst." In addition, Ukrainians were warned that the allegedly personal information of residents of the country, which was uploaded to the "common network," would be destroyed without the possibility of recovery. 

According to Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Sergei Demedyuk, hackers associated with the intelligence services of Belarus are behind the cyber attack on Ukrainian departments. Later, a criminal case was opened on the fact of the cyber attack. 

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki noted that the United States is in contact with Ukraine regarding the incident, and also offered its assistance in the investigation. According to her, the United States, its allies, and partners are "concerned about this cyberattack." 

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the organization will sign an agreement with Ukraine on strengthening cyber cooperation. He condemned cyberattacks on the government of Ukraine. 
 
On December 21, the American newspaper New York Times reported that the United States and Great Britain secretly sent a group of cybersecurity specialists to Ukraine. As specified, the West wants to help Kiev to be ready for allegedly preparing cyber attacks.
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Russian Foreign Ministry calls action in cyberspace as the third world war

Military operations in cyberspace are underway on a full scale, this is already the Third World War. This was said on Thursday, December 16, by the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cooperation in the field of information security, Director of the Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Andrey Krutskikh.

"The war is going on, and it is going on very intensively, and no matter how we try to say that all this is disguised. In fact, military operations in cyberspace are really taking place on a full scale. And in general, the media correctly say that this is already the third World War, only the question now is in calculating the damage" he said, speaking at the plenary session of the IX All-Russian Congress of Political Scientists "Russia and the political order in a changing world: values, institutions, prospects" at MGIMO.

In addition, Krutskikh said that negotiations with the United States on cybersecurity issues are very difficult. "Unfortunately, the negotiations are very difficult, and I will try to say a few words today about how we are trying to negotiate with the Americans and within the framework of the UN in order to somehow smooth out the possible consequences," he said.

Earlier, on December 10, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia could not disclose details of cooperation with the United States in the field of cybersecurity. He called it a very sensitive topic and at the same time noted that Moscow positively assesses the implementation of the agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the White House Joe Biden.

Putin and Biden held talks behind closed doors via a secure video link on December 7. According to the President of the Russian Federation, the conversation was open and constructive, and dialogue was established on the issue of cybersecurity.

On December 6, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution of Russia and the United States. The document states the need to resist the use of IT technologies for criminal and terrorist purposes.

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Polish Authorities Says Recent Hacker Attacks Connected with Special Services of The Russian Federation

On Tuesday, a spokesman for the minister coordinating Poland's intelligence services said the hacking attacks in the republic two weeks ago could allegedly be linked to Russian intelligence services.

According to the report, "the list of targets of the social engineering attack conducted by the hacker group UNC1151 included at least 4,350 email addresses belonging to Polish citizens or operating on Polish email services. The intelligence services have information indicating links between the aggressors with the activities of the Russian special services".

Moreover, the list of 4,350 hacked addresses includes more than 100 accounts used by persons performing state functions, such as members of the former and current government, deputies, senators, and local authorities.

"The list also included an email used by Minister Michal Dworczyk. The services responsible for cyber security recorded several unauthorized accesses to the mailbox used by Minister Dworczyk," the press service said in a statement.

Western countries have repeatedly made claims that Russia is involved in various cyber attacks, including against US government agencies and companies. The Russian side has consistently denied these accusations. In particular, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Moscow is not involved in these hacker attacks. According to him, "any accusations of Russia's involvement are absolutely unfounded and are rather a continuation of Russophobia."

On June 9, the head of the office of the head of the Polish government, responsible for the implementation of the National Vaccination Program, Michal Dworczyk, said that he was attacked by hackers. E-mail and social media pages belonging to him and his wife were hacked. 

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Putin called the accusations of launching a cyber war against the United States unsubstantiated

 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the US accusations against Russia, including cyber attacks and election interference, are groundless, the US side has never provided any evidence.

"We are accused of a variety of things: interference in elections, cyber attacks, and so on. And they [the accusers] did not bother to provide any evidence. Just baseless accusations," he said, calling statements about Russia's involvement in cyber attacks in the United States a farce.

"The issue of cybersecurity is one of the most important today because all sorts of shutdowns of entire systems lead to very serious consequences, and this is possible," the Russian leader said in an interview with the program "Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin" of the Russia-1 TV channel.

According to Putin, the Russian Federation will be ready to extradite cybercriminals to the United States if the American side also extradites criminals to Russia.

He stressed that such agreements are expressed in the relevant interstate agreements, where the parties undertake certain obligations.

"And they are in the vast majority of cases equivalent. Both sides assume the same obligations," Putin explained.

On June 4, Putin called the accusations of cyber attacks on American companies made against Moscow ridiculous and suggested that the situation could have been provoked to increase disagreements in connection with the upcoming meeting with US President Joe Biden. The press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov assured that Moscow will promptly consider the appeals of the American side in connection with the hacker attack on the JBS enterprises if such requests are received. He also stressed that Russia does not have data on the organizers of cyber attacks on JBS.

Putin did not rule out that Western intelligence services, including American ones, may conduct activities against Russia in the cyber sphere.

"I am not afraid of this, but I do not rule out that it may be so," the Russian leader said.

“What the US is afraid of may pose a threat to us. NATO has declared cyberspace a war zone. They are planning something, and this cannot but worry us," the Russian president added.

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