The Kremlin is known to rely on hacker groups to achieve various goals. This time, Russia plans to focus on disrupting Ukraine’s aid supply chain with cyber attacks.

The recently released Cyjax report titled “Winter of Cyber ​​Discontent” highlights the increased activity of various pro-Russian hacker groups, including:

• UserSec,
• SiegedSec,
• NoName057,
• AnonymousSudan,
• AnonymousRussia.

Despite all these efforts, the results did not reach the catastrophic level that Russian President Vladimir Putin had hoped for.

As Cyjax experts note, the support of Western countries helped Ukraine resist Russian attacks in the information space. With this in mind, concerns are growing that Russia could take advantage of these countries’ potentially weak cyber defenses by directing its cyber attacks towards these countries.

Countries with weak cyber defenses are at risk, and cybersecurity experts as well as businesses should be wary of unauthorized activities.
– noted on Cyjax.

Russia’s cyber attacks on world countries

• The previous day, the Russians carried out a large-scale attack on the network of Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, and a major DDoS attack on Monobank. Attempts to hack Russia’s Signal messenger were also reported.
• Russia’s cyberattacks extend beyond Ukraine, as evidenced by allegations of cyberattacks on senior politicians in Britain.
• The cyber group, which reports to the FSB, has been involved in collecting and leaking information since 2015.
• The UK and US recently imposed sanctions on two FSB hackers who participated in spear phishing operations.
• Apart from political objectives, hacker groups linked to Russia and China hacked the systems of Sellafield, the UK’s largest nuclear facility.
• In addition, Belgium and the Czech Republic have faced cyberattacks suspected to have been planned by Russian hackers, with the websites of the Belgian government, parliament and the royal palace hacked in October.

The international community is on high alert, and experts in the field are stressing the need to strengthen cybersecurity measures. The evolving situation highlights the increasing importance of digital defense against cyber threats.