Months of detailed analysis by threat intelligence specialists has resulted in a rare glimpse inside the Russian cybergang targeting Ukraine.
Reports concerning the impact of cyber operations, directed at both Russian and Ukrainian targets, have been many and varied. While it’s a step too far, in the eyes of most experts, to describe what has been happening as cyber warfare, it’s certainly accurate to suggest that ongoing cyber incidents are a reality. Beyond the ever-present disinformation campaigns, a highly organized cybercrime group appears to have entered the field of conflict. This Russian cybergang, in an apparent change of tactics from being a purely financially motivated criminal business, is thought to be Trickbot.