Monday, June 27th 2022
Microsoft: Russian Cyberattacks Increase Against Ukraine, Supporters
Even as the Russo-Ukrainian war continues grassing with no end in sight, Microsoft has warned that Russia is increasing its cyberwarfare-based attacks against Ukraine and the countries that have vowed to support it against external aggressions. The Redmond-based company says that Russia is increasing the rate and complexity of its attacks not only on government agencies, but also on supporting infrastructures such as think thanks, telecommunications, energy, and defense companies. Even humanitarian groups, which have been tirelessly providing Ukraine's population with the resources needed for bare survival, have been in the sights of the former Soviet Union.
All in all, Microsoft has registered attacks 102 organizations from as many as 42 countries. Microsoft's numbers place around 60% of the attacks against NATO members - with the US being one of the favorite targets. Poland too has been particularly affected, being one of the distribution centers for provisions - and a hub for refugees to leave the embattled country. Despite that, Microsoft says only around 29% of the attacks have been successful - likely a testament to both Russia's technological difficulties and the overall reinforced networks and cybersecurity defenses of NATO countries. Even so, resources spent fighting Russia's attacks have an opportunity cost - they can't be spent elsewhere.
As part of Microsoft's strategic retreat from the Russian markets, the company has announced it is laying off hundreds of workers in the Russian state, while also recently blocking downloads of its popular Windows OS. As Russia's technology is generally far behind that of western countries, these moves by Redmond are sure to make things more difficult for Russian state actors involved in the "special military operation" - invasion - of Ukraine, started in February 24th of this year.
Sources:
via TechSpot, Microsoft Cybersecurity Report
All in all, Microsoft has registered attacks 102 organizations from as many as 42 countries. Microsoft's numbers place around 60% of the attacks against NATO members - with the US being one of the favorite targets. Poland too has been particularly affected, being one of the distribution centers for provisions - and a hub for refugees to leave the embattled country. Despite that, Microsoft says only around 29% of the attacks have been successful - likely a testament to both Russia's technological difficulties and the overall reinforced networks and cybersecurity defenses of NATO countries. Even so, resources spent fighting Russia's attacks have an opportunity cost - they can't be spent elsewhere.
40 Comments on Microsoft: Russian Cyberattacks Increase Against Ukraine, Supporters
Russian Cyberwarfare was strong even before the war. Freaking daisies at Redmond. Or here might be the case of the stupid artists again, Estonia is not marked.
More on this subject here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Night
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_cyberattacks_on_Estonia
There's no such thing as "benevolent authoritarianism", and the state should never be carrying out espionage and surveillance against its own people and then claiming it's for their own good... That type of tyrannical paternalism should frighten us all.
US has never been to shy to telegraph an action or direction
This admin is completely predictable no matter what is said to media.
Defense only.
In the case of Russia attacking Ukraine i would think that the whole geek community would get together and strike back and do some real damage. But i dont see any real response. Maybe there was and i missed it. All i know is that Russian patriots right now are doing all they can to do harm to Ukraine and west. While we sit back or worse, try to justify the attack or plain support Russia. I know many people dont really like USA and Nato and i understand them, i have often spoken that the west is far from perfect. But the second the tanks went to Kiev i would think we would get together and respond in kind. I guess in the end, all the technology and economy supremacy that west has doesn't offset the fact that we fight amongst ourselves while the countries that deem us enemies unite. A family members might fight amongst themselves, but when someone wants them harm, the whole family gets together to defend (and solve their differences later). I am really sad and disapointed.
Bottom line USA is damned if we do and damned if we don't helping other countries.
Let someone else be the worlds police.
Last I read USA is exporting arms plus more to Ukraine.
Think they should be getting patriot missile defense systems personally to but don't know if we have sent them yet or ever going to
Not sure we'd want Russia to get them but I'm sure it's no secrete system anymore with all the tech hacking going on
Current admin abandoned the majority of equipment in middle east :laugh: