The recent cyber attacks on Ukraine appeared to use distributed denial of service (DDoS) techniques to take several government websites offline for several hours.
The purpose of the cyber attack on WSJ appeared to be espionage, with information exfiltrated from email and Google Drive accounts since at least February 2020. Mandiant believes government-backed Chinese hackers conducted the operation.
European oil terminals are reporting recent cyber attacks that have disrupted operations, collectively impacting port operations throughout Europe and Africa. Timing of cyber attacks in Europe raises questions about coordinated campaign.
German fuel suppliers have been hit by a cyber attack threatens fuel supply. Nature of attack has yet to be identified, but the extent of the disruption would indicate ransomware or a malicious malware attack that wiped files.
Russia's current conflict with Ukraine is so far playing out with cyber attacks rather than physical warfare. A series of defacement attacks on government websites appears to be the opening salvo.
Cyber attack on Norwegian media company Amedia halted the publication of printed newspapers and potentially compromised personal information of employees and subscribers.
US and UK have dispatched cyber warfare advisors to Ukraine to prepare for potential cyber attacks. The prospect is not unprecedented, as Russia has disabled Ukrainian power stations before.
WordFence discovered over 13.7 million cyber attacks targeting four vulnerable plugins and 15 Epsilon framework themes in 36 hours hitting 1.6 million WordPress websites.
Colorado Energy Company, Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA), suffered a malicious cyber attack that shut down 90% of its internal controls and wiped 25 years of historical data.
Cyber attack disrupted Iran’s gas stations accepting government-issued smart cards for subsidized fuel while hacked electronic signs mocked Supreme leader Khamenei and demanded gasoline.
