The European Union (EU) has issued a warning about the measurably increase in the volume of Russian cyber-attacks associated with the Russia Ukraine conflict and how these attacks can easily spread to other regions. Nations that actively support Ukraine, with whatever resources, are likely to be “at risk” of this spill over.
EU warns of Russian cyberattack spillover, escalation risks (bleepingcomputer.com)
There are reports that the same organisation that was responsible for the 2020, SolarWinds attack, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, have been running a hacking campaign against NATO members. The attacks include spear phishing campaigns against diplomatic missions, which included an document relating to a meeting with an ambassador.
The attacks also include the use of DropBox and Google Drive, for the theft of data. The use of these everyday file sharing tools, exploits the trust users have in these services.
Please make sure you have taken the basic cyber security action, for a period of heightened risk, issued by the UK Government and the National Cyber Security Centre. I have linked to the advice at the top of this post:
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
