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That's interesting. I've heard a lot about Russia testing out cyberwarfare in Ukraine as a possible proving ground for future targets. Was Ukraine the hardest h
by BoiledCabbage 9y ago
That's interesting. I've heard a lot about Russia testing out cyberwarfare in Ukraine as a possible proving ground for future targets. Was Ukraine the hardest hit by this latest one?
It'd be interesting if this were actually made to take down infrastructure under the guise of ransomware.
- zzzcpan 9y agoApparently initially the thing spread through the update of a popular Ukrainian accounting software [1], infecting a lot of networks of Ukrainian companies. [1] me-doc.com.ua
- PeterisP 9y agoUkraine seems to be explicitly targeted, with the initial distribution happening already for some time but having a trigger to start lateral infection (which would be detectable) only 27th June 10:30 ( https://twitter.com/CyberpoliceUA/status/879825132088426499 https://twitter.com/CyberpoliceUA/status/879825132088426499 ) and the actual ransom attacks only some hours after that; so it was intended to spread locally before attracting global attention.