{"id":20836,"date":"2022-04-28T08:24:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T08:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=20836"},"modified":"2022-04-28T08:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T08:24:59","slug":"russian-hackers-and-military-worked-in-tandem-microsoft-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/04\/28\/russian-hackers-and-military-worked-in-tandem-microsoft-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian hackers and military worked in tandem, Microsoft says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian government hackers have carried out at least 37 cyber-attacks against Ukraine since the invasion began,\u00a0Microsoft has said in a report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The tech giant’s researchers said digital attacks on Ukraine began a year in advance of the invasion and may have laid the groundwork for military missions.<\/p>\n

It also found that hacking and military operations worked in tandem, focusing on the same targets, but Microsoft said it wasn’t clear whether there was a co-ordinated plan or they were just driven by shared goals.<\/p>\n

On 1 March, the day a missile was fired at Kyiv’s TV tower, media companies were hit by destructive hacks and cyber-espionage, the report found.<\/p>\n

While Russian forces laid siege to the city of Mariupol, Microsoft said Ukrainians began receiving emails from a Russian organisation pretending to be a Ukrainian resident, falsely accusing the government of “abandoning” its citizens.<\/p>\n

Victor Zhora, a Ukrainian cyber-security official, said he continues to see Russian hackers target telecoms companies and energy grid operators on a daily basis, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

“I believe that they can organise more attacks on these sectors. We shouldn’t underestimate Russian hackers but we probably should not over-estimate their potential,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n