Google says Russian, Belarusian hackers target Ukraine in phishing


By MYBRANDBOOK


Google says Russian, Belarusian hackers target Ukraine in phishing

Google's Threat Analysis Group, which focuses on disrupting computer hackers and issuing warnings about them to users, said that over the past two weeks Russian hacking unit FancyBear, also known as APT28, has been sending phishing emails to Ukrainian media company UkrNet.

 

Ghostwriter or UNC1151, which Google described as a Belarusian threat actor, has been trying to steal account credentials through phishing attempts on Polish and Ukrainian government and military organizations.

 

Phishing messages aim to steal account login information from users, so that hackers can breach a target's computers and online accounts.

 

Google also said Mustang Panda, or Temp.Hex, which the company described as China-based, has been sending virus-laden attachments to "European entities" with file names such as "Situation at the EU borders with Ukraine.zip."

 

Russian and Ukrainian hackers have traded online attacks, such as defacing government websites, since Russia invaded Ukraine last month. Ukraine publicly has called on its hacker community to help protect infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops.

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