Daryna Antoniuk
Ukraine’s cyber agency has observed “a significant change” in the use of cyberattacks by Russian hackers in recent months, according to a new report.
Whereas in the first two years of the war Russian hacker groups launched opportunistic attacks across an array of targets — for either destructive purposes or cyber-espionage — this year they have shifted their focus to Ukrainian entities directly connected to the war effort.
“Hackers are no longer just exploiting vulnerabilities wherever they can but are now targeting areas critical to the success and support of their military operations,” Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) said in the new report.
The number of cyber incidents analyzed by Ukraine’s computer emergency response team (CERT-UA) in the first half of 2024 grew by almost 20% — to 1,739 — compared to the second half of the previous year.
SSSCIP also observed a significant increase in attacks on government organizations and local authorities. The number of incidents targeting the security and defense sectors, as well as the energy sector, has more than doubled.
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