Ukraine's State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) has reported that the Russians have begun using new methods in their cyberattacks against the Ukrainian military.
Source: the SSSCIP press service
Details: The perpetrators use the Signal messaging app to send malware under the guise of offering a new job.
"The government's computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, which operates under the State Special Communications Service, has warned of a new cyber threat against the Ukrainian Defence Forces," the SSSCIP said.
"The attackers send malware via the Signal messaging app, disguising it as documents required to secure a position at the UN’s Department of Peace Operations."
CERT-UA has been tracking this particular group of Russian hackers under the identifier UAC-0149. The group actively targets individual servicemen and women using deception and offers of various types.
How can you recognise the perpetrators?
- you receive a message on Signal or another messaging app that contains an urgent question, demand or offer, such as a request to provide documents to secure a position at the UN;
- a file is attached to the message – for example, "Support.rar".
Under no circumstances must this file be opened.
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