Destructive Malware Hit Ukraine Government and Related Systems

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On the heels of defacement attacks on Ukraine government public-facing internet infrastructure, which Ukraine attributed to Russian ally Belarus, Microsoft said it had observed destructive wiper malware in systems belonging to several Ukrainian government agencies and organizations that work closely with the Ukrainian government. The organizations affected include agencies that provide critical executive branch or emergency response functions and an IT firm that manages websites for public and private sector clients, including government agencies whose websites were recently defaced.

The malware attempted to pass itself off as ransomware but lacked a ransomware payment or recovery mechanism. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) found no notable associations between this observed activity, tracked …