Tag: BlackEnergy

TeleBots are back: Supply-chain attacks against Ukraine

July 3, 2017

The latest Petya-like outbreak has gathered a lot of attention from the media. However, it should be noted that this was not an isolated incident: this is the latest in a series of similar attacks in Ukraine. This blogpost reveals many details about the Diskcoder.C (aka ExPetr, PetrWrap, Petya, or NotPetya) outbreak and related information about previously … More TeleBots are back: Supply-chain attacks against Ukraine

Industroyer: Biggest threat to industrial control systems since Stuxnet

June 12, 2017

The 2016 attack on Ukraine’s power grid that deprived part of its capital, Kiev, of power for an hour was caused by a cyberattack. ESET researchers have since analyzed samples of malware, detected by ESET as Win32/Industroyer, capable of performing exactly that type of attack. Whether the same malware was really involved in what cybersecurity … More Industroyer: Biggest threat to industrial control systems since Stuxnet

Operation Groundbait: Espionage in Ukrainian war zones

May 18, 2016

In addition to the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, in recent years the country has been facing a significantly higher number of targeted cyberattacks, or so-called advanced persistent threats (APTs). After BlackEnergy, which has, most infamously, facilitated attacks that resulted in power outages for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians, and Operation Potao Express, where … More Operation Groundbait: Espionage in Ukrainian war zones

The security review: ESET’s trends for 2016, more cyberattacks in Ukraine and virtualised security

January 26, 2016

From expert insight into cybersecurity-related trends in 2016 to the ongoing attacks against Ukraine’s electric power industry and the persistent problem that is poor password behavior, we’ve got you covered for all the important security stories from the past seven days. ESET Trends for 2016: Security is becoming a part of our lives ESET released … More The security review: ESET’s trends for 2016, more cyberattacks in Ukraine and virtualised security

New wave of cyberattacks against Ukrainian power industry

January 21, 2016

The cyberattacks against the Ukrainian electric power industry continue. Background information on this story can be found in our recent publications: BlackEnergy trojan strikes again: Attacks Ukrainian electric power industry BlackEnergy by the SSHBearDoor: attacks against Ukrainian news media and electric industry BlackEnergy and the Ukrainian power outage: What we really know Yesterday (January 19th) … More New wave of cyberattacks against Ukrainian power industry