Belarusian hackers attacked Ukrainian local governments: details.


Belarusian hackers carried out a cyberattack on Ukrainian project offices and local governments. This was reported by the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection.
The CERT-UA team recorded a surge in activity of the UAC-0057 hacker group from Belarus during July 12-18.
«The attackers used their typical combination of the PicassoLoader malware and the Cobalt Strike Beacon backdoor, sending lure documents with malicious macros», - explain the specialists.
Documents found by the State Service of Special Communications indicate the hackers' interest in financial-economic indicators, taxation, and local government reforms.
«We urge project office specialists and local government employees to be particularly vigilant and immediately contact CERT-UA if suspicious activity is detected», - the statement says.
Government websites in Slovenia and the country's president's website were victims of DDoS attacks carried out by the Russian hacker group Cyber Army Russia Reborn.
Recently, Spanish law enforcement detained three hackers who supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, for alleged cyberattacks on Spanish and NATO government institutions.
The US imposed sanctions on two leaders of the cybercriminal group Cyber Army of Russia Reborn (CARR), which conducts attacks on critical infrastructure worldwide.
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