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US charges Russian military officers for unleashing wiper malware on Ukraine

by Dan Goodin
September 5, 2024
I.T. Today
5 min read

Getty Images Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed an indictment charging six Russian nationals with conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of the Ukrainian government and its allies and steal or destroy sensitive data on…

Never-before-seen data wiper may have been used by Russia against Ukraine

by Dan Goodin
March 22, 2024
I.T. Today
5 min read

Getty Images Researchers have unearthed never-before-seen wiper malware tied to the Kremlin and an operation two years ago that took out more than 10,000 satellite modems located mainly in Ukraine on the eve of Russia’s…