Microsoft releases detailed report of Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine
Microsoft has released a detailed report of what it says are "destructive" Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine, which the company says seem "strongly correlated and sometimes directly timed with its kinetic military operations."
"For example, a Russian actor launched cyberattacks against a major broadcasting company on March 1st, the same day the Russian military announced its intention to destroy Ukrainian 'disinformation' targets and directed a missile strike against a TV tower in Kyiv," Microsoft said. "On March 13th, during the third week of the invasion, a separate Russian actor stole data from a nuclear safety organization weeks after Russian military units began capturing nuclear power plants sparking concerns about radiation exposure and catastrophic accidents. “
Microsoft said it has observed nearly 40 attacks "targeting hundreds of systems."
The company said "32% of destructive attacks directly targeted Ukrainian government organizations" while "more than 40% of destructive attacks were aimed at organizations in critical infrastructure sectors that could have negative second-order effects on the Ukrainian government, military, economy and people."
-ABC News' Cindy Smith




