ESET Research Podcast: A year of fighting rockets, soldiers, and wipers in Ukraine

ESET Research Podcast: A year of fighting rockets, soldiers, and wipers in Ukraine | WeLiveSecurity

1 year ago AndyC

ESET
experts
share
their
insights
on
the
cyber-elements
of
the
first
year
of
the
war
in
Ukraine
and
how
a
growing
number
of
destructive
malware
variants
tried
to
rip
through
critical
Ukrainian
syste

ESET
experts
share
their
insights
on
the
cyber-elements
of
the
first
year
of
the
war
in
Ukraine
and
how
a
growing
number
of
destructive
malware
variants
tried
to
rip
through
critical
Ukrainian
systems

With
the
Russian
invasion
on
February
24^th,
2022,
the
age
of
wipers
seems
to
have
arrived
as
a
growing
number
of
destructive
malware
variants
tried
to
rip
through
sensitive
Ukrainian
systems.
While
such
attacks
weren’t
unheard
of
in
the
years
preceding
the
Russian
invasion,
the
rise
of
wiper
incidents
detected
in
various
sectors
–
and
later
also
countries
–
reached
an
unprecedented
pace.

Pointing
the
finger
at
Russian
cyberoffensive
groups
as
the
culprits
behind

CaddyWiper,
NikoWiper,

RansomBoggs,
or
Prestige
ransomware
might
seem
to
be
the
obvious
choice,
but
attribution
based
on
evidence
is
a
different
beast.
In
this
episode
of
the
ESET
Research
podcast,
researchers
Anton
Cherepanov
and
Robert
Lipovský
explain
what
pointed
them
to
these
crucial
samples
and
how
they
were
able
to
pin
some
of
the
attacks
on
the
Russian
cybergroup
probably
most
notorious
for

NotPetya
and

Industroyer.

The
guests
of
this
episode
also
offer
their
recollection
of
the
events
of
February
23^rd,
2022;
compare

HermeticWiper
to
its
successors;
and
reveal
the
range
of
operating
systems
that
were
targeted
as
well
as
the
level
of
success
achieved
by
the
attacks.
As
seasoned
experts
closely
following
the
cyberattacks
in
Ukraine,
Anton
and
Robert
present
their
views
on
why
some
of
the
wipers
used
ransomware
as
their
disguise
while
others
neglected
to
use
any
cover.

If
you’re
interested
in
the
cyberaspects
of
the
first
year
of
Russia’s
war
in
Ukraine,
want
to
know
more
about
the
detected
malware
families,
their
geographic
distribution,
the
groupings
they
were
deployed
in,
or
their
level
of
sophistication,
listen
to
the
latest
episode
of
the

ESET
Research
Podcast
hosted
by
ESET
Distinguished
Researcher

Aryeh
Goretsky
and
to
his
guests
ESET
Principal
Researcher

Robert
Lipovský
and
ESET
Senior
Malware
Researcher

Anton
Cherepanov.

For
additional
information,
head
over
to A
year
of
wiper
attacks
in
Ukraine.

About Author

AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

See author's posts