Una ola de ataques cibern\u00e9ticos que afectaron a las agencias del gobierno ucraniano y a los proveedores de tecnolog\u00eda de la informaci\u00f3n se remonta a piratas inform\u00e1ticos asociados con el servicio de inteligencia militar de Rusia, el GRU, dijo un funcionario de Microsoft en una publicaci\u00f3n de blog.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 A wave of cyberattacks hitting Ukrainian government agencies and information-technology vendors has been traced back to hackers associated with Russia\u2019s military intelligence service, the GRU, an official with Microsoft said in a blog post.<\/p>\n
The ongoing digital belligerence is attributed to a group dubbed \u201cCadet Blizzard,\u201d allegedly active since 2020, Tom Burt, corporate vice president for customer security and trust,\u00a0said in the post<\/a>. The company also connected the group to destructive data-wiping attacks that plagued Ukraine ahead of Russia\u2019s invasion in February 2022.<\/p>\n Russia historically uses cyber to project power, soften targets and meddle in foreign affairs. An International Institute for Strategic Studies report in 2021 placed the country in tier two of its cyber powerhouse rankings, alongside China but behind the U.S.<\/p>\n In addition to targeting Ukraine, Cadet Blizzard is focusing efforts on NATO members\u00a0that are funneling military aid<\/a>\u00a0into Eastern Europe, Microsoft said. Countries have committed billions of dollars in equipment, ordnance and combat vehicles to Ukraine to help battle back Russian forces.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile it has not been the most successful Russian actor, Cadet Blizzard has seen some recent success,\u201d Burt said in the post. \u201cMicrosoft\u2019s unique visibility into their operations has motivated us to share information with the security ecosystem and customers to raise visibility and protections against their attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n U.S. leaders have for more than a year\u00a0urged the private and public sectors<\/a>\u00a0to step up their cybersecurity practices and keep an eye out for virtual irregularities.<\/p>\n