CERT-UA Reports Cyberattacks Targeting Ukrainian State Systems with WRECKSTEEL Malware
According to the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), at least three cyberattacks targeting the nation's vital infrastructure and state administration entities were documented with the intention of stealing private information.
According to the CIA, the effort involved sending phishing messages with links to trustworthy sites like Google Drive and DropMeFiles using hacked email accounts. The links are occasionally included in PDF attachments.
By stating that a Ukrainian government agency intended to reduce salary, the digital messages attempted to create a false feeling of urgency and urged the receiver to click on the link in order to check the list of impacted personnel.
By clicking on these URLs, a Visual Basic Script (VBS) loader is downloaded, which is inte...