Russian Cyberattack against Ukrainian Power Grid Prevented

A Russian cyberweapon, similar to the one used in 2016, was detected and removed before it could be used.

Key points:

• ESET researchers collaborated with CERT-UA to analyze the attack against the Ukrainian energy company
  
• The destructive actions were scheduled for 2022-04-08 but artifacts suggest that the attack had been planned for at least two weeks
  
• The attack used ICS-capable malware and regular disk wipers for Windows, Linux and Solaris operating systems
  
• We assess with high confidence that the attackers …

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