{"id":33800,"date":"2023-06-14T21:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/14\/cyberattack-wave-in-ukraine-linked-to-russias-gru-microsoft-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:34:58","slug":"cyberattack-wave-in-ukraine-linked-to-russias-gru-microsoft-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2023\/06\/14\/cyberattack-wave-in-ukraine-linked-to-russias-gru-microsoft-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberattack wave in Ukraine linked to Russia\u2019s GRU, Microsoft says"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\n\n\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, said 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\n\n\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\n\n\t