Sandworm Targets Ukraine's Critical Infrastructure; Overlooked AI Privacy Challenges

Sandworm Targeting Ukraine Critical Infrastructure Demonstrate Russia Streamlining Operational Technology Cyberattacks    

In 2022, Mandiant researchers analyzed a disruptive multistage cyber incident affecting critical infrastructure located in Ukraine. [1] Sandworm was attributed to the incident, possibly lasting up to three months. Analysis of the cyberattack is notable for the APT’s heavy use of native executables and services (living-off-the-land, lol-bins, tools) possibly indicating a shift in tactics. Previous cyberattacks from the same APT targeting the same vertical were categorized by …

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