According to the American company Mandiant, the team of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin involves hackers in attacks on the Ukrainian energy industry.
The Russian Federation is trying to weaken Ukraine's energy sector with the help of cybercriminals
As of today, the Russian hacker group Sandworm from the military unit 74455 of the GRU is actively dealing with this issue. They are doing everything possible to shut down power plants in Ukraine.
In addition, it is emphasized that enemy hackers spent several months on a detailed study of Ukrainian energy networks.
As American specialists managed to find out, the Russians were able to disable automatic switches at one of the substations in Ukraine a year ago.
Understanding that cybercriminals gained access to the system several months before the attack is essential.
As you know, during that period, the aggressor country also did not neglect missile strikes on Ukrainian energy.
The Russian Federation plans to strengthen its capabilities in cyberspace
The Mandiant team draws attention to the fact that the authorities of the Russian Federation are actively increasing their investments in cyber power to destroy the operational systems of Ukraine.
According to American experts, the evolution of the enemy's arsenal of offensive operational technologies cannot be ignored.
Moreover, it is emphasized that the espionage operations of Russian hackers reach a global level.
Specialists assumed that several hacker groups may be involved as the lack of coordination between different individuals or operative subgroups carrying out a cyber attack becomes noticeable.
In addition, Mandiant sounds the alarm about the threat to Ukrainian critical infrastructure environments that use the MicroSCADA dispatch control system.
