Mar 27 – Apr 02 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective.

Apr 02 – Anonymous leaked 15 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Russian Orthodox Church

Anonymous claims to have hacked the Russian Orthodox Church ‘s charitable wing and leaked 15 GB of alleged stolen data.

Apr 02 – Ukraine intelligence leaks names of 620 alleged Russian FSB agents

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Intelligence leaked personal data belonging to 620 alleged Russian FSB agents.

Apr 01 – Anonymous targets oligarchs’ Russian businesses: Marathon Group hacked

Anonymous continues its operations against Russia, the group announced the hack of the Russian investment firm Marathon Group.

Mar 31 – Google TAG details cyber activity with regard to the invasion of Ukraine

The Google TAG uses uncovered phishing attacks targeting Eastern European and NATO countries, including Ukraine.

Mar 31 – Anonymous hacked Russian Thozis Corp, but denies attacks on Rosaviatsia

Anonymous hacked Russian Thozis Corp, but denies attacks on Rosaviatsia.

Mar 29 – Compromised WordPress sites launch DDoS on Ukrainian websites

Threat actors compromised WordPress sites to deploy a script that was used to launch DDoS attacks, when they are visited, on Ukrainian websites.

Mar 29 – Ukrtelecom, a major Ukrainian mobile service and internet provider, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure

Ukrtelecom, a major Ukrainian mobile service and internet provider, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure.

Mar 28 – Anonymous is working on a huge data dump that will blow Russia away

The Anonymous collective hacked the Russian construction company Rostproekt and announced a leak that will Blow Russia Away.

Mar 28 – While Twitter suspends Anonymous accounts, the group hacked VGTRK Russian Television and Radio

While Twitter suspends some Anonymous accounts, the collective hacked All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK).

Mar 28 – GhostWriter APT targets state entities of Ukraine with Cobalt Strike Beacon

Ukrainian CERT-UA warns that the Belarus-linked GhostWriter APT group is targeting state entities with Cobalt Strike Beacon.

Below is the timeline of the events related to the previous weeks:

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Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia)

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