Post by account_disabled on Jan 29, 2024 8:08:43 GMT
Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine is prompting hacker groups around the world to ramp up their activity - in some cases to support or perhaps just use the chaos. Following the attack on Ukraine earlier this week, the Anonymous hacker group, the Conti ransomware group and a threat actor in Belarus are among those that appear to have become more active, or at least expressed their intentions. Meanwhile, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned on Thursday about the growing threat posed by an advanced Iranian Persistent Threat (APT) actor. During the Cold War, "the superpowers fought a lot of small wars by proxy," said Sam Curry, CSO at Cybereason. "Today we can expect a cyber proxy war to emerge." unsigned Anonymous declared itself with "Western allies" and said that it will only target operations in Russia.
The group posted a series of allegations on Twitter. "Anonymous is C Level Executive List officially at war with the Russian government," the group tweeted . On Thursday, Anonymous claimed on Twitter that it had taken down multiple websites linked to the Russian government. They include state-run news website RT News, which has reportedly suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Calling the news site "propaganda", Anonymous said the DDoS attack was "in response to the Kremlin's brutal attack on #Ukraine". Then on Friday, Anonymous tweeted that it had "successfully hacked and exposed the database of the Russian Ministry of Defense website" and claimed to have published "all classified information of the Russian MOD".
The tweet , the site says, has since been removed for "violating the Twitter Rules".) The group previously tweeted a video with its signature Guy Fawkes masked figure saying "if tensions escalate in Ukraine, we may take industrial control systems hostage." Anonymous' involvement is not surprising, as the group is "known for taking a principled stance on issues and then taking action or retaliating over the Internet," said Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at Bugcrowd. The second hacking group with alleged intentions to support Ukraine is Ghost Security, also known as GhostSec. believed to be a branch of Anonymous. Conti It's also no surprise that Conti - believed to be a state-sponsored group operating in Russia responsible for hundreds of ransomware attacks in recent years - has dropped its backing from Russia. According to reports, Conti posted a message on his dark web site saying, "The Conti team officially announces its full support for the Russian government.
The group posted a series of allegations on Twitter. "Anonymous is C Level Executive List officially at war with the Russian government," the group tweeted . On Thursday, Anonymous claimed on Twitter that it had taken down multiple websites linked to the Russian government. They include state-run news website RT News, which has reportedly suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Calling the news site "propaganda", Anonymous said the DDoS attack was "in response to the Kremlin's brutal attack on #Ukraine". Then on Friday, Anonymous tweeted that it had "successfully hacked and exposed the database of the Russian Ministry of Defense website" and claimed to have published "all classified information of the Russian MOD".
The tweet , the site says, has since been removed for "violating the Twitter Rules".) The group previously tweeted a video with its signature Guy Fawkes masked figure saying "if tensions escalate in Ukraine, we may take industrial control systems hostage." Anonymous' involvement is not surprising, as the group is "known for taking a principled stance on issues and then taking action or retaliating over the Internet," said Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at Bugcrowd. The second hacking group with alleged intentions to support Ukraine is Ghost Security, also known as GhostSec. believed to be a branch of Anonymous. Conti It's also no surprise that Conti - believed to be a state-sponsored group operating in Russia responsible for hundreds of ransomware attacks in recent years - has dropped its backing from Russia. According to reports, Conti posted a message on his dark web site saying, "The Conti team officially announces its full support for the Russian government.