NEW: #Russia waging #cyber war as part of its war in #Ukraine, per new @Microsoft report
"Microsoft has seen the Russian military launch multiple waves of destructive cyberattacks against 48 distinct Ukrainian agencies & enterprises..." per report
"Microsoft has seen the Russian military launch multiple waves of destructive cyberattacks against 48 distinct Ukrainian agencies & enterprises..." per report
Goal of #Russia's #cyberattacks vs #Ukraine has been to "penetrate network domains by initially comprising hundreds of computers & then spreading #malware designed to destroy the software & data on thousands of others" per @Microsoft
#Russia also targeting governments outside #Ukraine
"We’ve detected Russian network intrusion efforts on 128 organizations in 42 countries outside Ukraine" per @Microsoft
"We’ve detected Russian network intrusion efforts on 128 organizations in 42 countries outside Ukraine" per @Microsoft
Top target for #Russia has been #UnitedStates but "this activity has also prioritized #Poland, where much of the logistical delivery of military & humanitarian assistance is being coordinated" per @Microsoft
Other #Russia|n targets in #cyberspace: #Baltics, #Denmark, #Norway, #Finland, #Sweden & #Turkey
"We have also seen an increase in similar activity targeting the foreign ministries of other @NATO countries" per @Microsoft
Think tanks, too
"We have also seen an increase in similar activity targeting the foreign ministries of other @NATO countries" per @Microsoft
Think tanks, too
#Russia #cyberattacks - "Since the start of the war, the Russian targeting we’ve identified has been successful 29% of the time" per @Microsoft
"A quarter of these successful intrusions has led to confirmed exfiltration of an organization’s data..."
"A quarter of these successful intrusions has led to confirmed exfiltration of an organization’s data..."
#Russia seeking hard targets in #cyberspace but also hearts & minds, warns @Microsoft
"In coordination w/these other cyber activities, Russian agencies are conducting global cyber-influence operations to support their war efforts..."
"In coordination w/these other cyber activities, Russian agencies are conducting global cyber-influence operations to support their war efforts..."
"...these [#Russia|n] cyber-influence operations are well positioned to take advantage of the longstanding openness of democratic societies & the public polarization that is characteristic of current times" per @Microsoft report
#Russia #cyber-influence ops targeting 4 audiences, per @Microsoft
- the Russian ppl "w/the goal of sustaining support for the war effort"
- #Ukraine "w/the goal of undermining confidence"
- US, Europe
- non-aligned countries
- the Russian ppl "w/the goal of sustaining support for the war effort"
- #Ukraine "w/the goal of undermining confidence"
- US, Europe
- non-aligned countries
"The lessons from #Ukraine call for a coordinated and comprehensive strategy to strengthen defenses against the full range of #cyber destructive, espionage, and influence operations" per @Microsoft
Full report: blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/…
Full report: blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/…
"We estimate that #Russia|n cyber influence
operations successfully increased the spread of Russian
propaganda after the war began by 216% in #Ukraine & 82% in the United States" per @Microsoft
operations successfully increased the spread of Russian
propaganda after the war began by 216% in #Ukraine & 82% in the United States" per @Microsoft
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