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Malware, “ransomware”… Russian “cyber guerrilla” against the West

2024-02-16T18:00:55.642Z

Highlights: Russian cyber combatants have learned and adapted their operating methods to hide their attacks. Two major operations, one against Viasat at the start of the conflict, and the other against the telecommunications operator Kyivstar in December, marked the confrontation in cyberspace. The distinction between offensive operations carried out by States and the actions of criminal groups is blurred in a definition of shared interests. This week, the US Department of Justice revealed that it had dismantled a network of computer servers, a… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 82% left to discover.


DECRYPTION - If hacker groups from Russia equip themselves with various weapons, London, Paris and Washington are trying to spot attacks and regulate cyberspace.


Like fighters hidden in the bush, hackers hide their tracks.

Two years after the start of the war in Ukraine, Russian cyber combatants have learned and adapted their operating methods to hide their attacks and extend the digital confrontation to the West.

Two major operations, one against Viasat at the start of the conflict, and the other against the telecommunications operator Kyivstar in December, marked the confrontation in cyberspace.

But the essential has remained invisible and tends to transform into a form of

“cyberguerrilla”,

to use a concept formulated by Nicolas Hernandez, the CEO of Aleph Networks, a company specializing in the analysis of data on the dark web.

The distinction between offensive operations carried out by States and the actions of criminal groups is blurred in a definition of shared interests.

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This week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that it had dismantled a network of computer servers, a…

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