Microsoft disrupts ‘Russian nation-state’ cyberattacks on Ukraine

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Microsoft says it has observed and taken steps to disrupt cyberattacks by “a Russian nation-state actor” on Ukraine and its allies. The tech giant said it received a court order to take control of seven web domains used by Strontium, an APT group also known as Fancy Bear, which has been linked to Russia’s GRU intelligence agency.

Period8 Apr 2022

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  • TitleMicrosoft disrupts ‘Russian nation-state’ cyberattacks on Ukraine
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTECHMONITOR
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date8/04/22
    DescriptionMicrosoft says it has observed and taken steps to disrupt cyberattacks by “a Russian nation-state actor” on Ukraine and its allies. The tech giant said it received a court order to take control of seven web domains used by Strontium, an APT group also known as Fancy Bear, which has been linked to Russia’s GRU intelligence agency.
    URLhttps://techmonitor.ai/technology/cybersecurity-russia-gru-fancy-bear-sandworm-ukraine-explainer
    PersonsVasileios Karagiannopoulos
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