"Ukraine Predicts "Massive" Russian Cyber Assault"

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, the Russian government is planning a major new cyberattack campaign on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and its allies as winter approaches.  It was noted that the energy industry would be a key target as the weather gets colder.  If the intelligence is accurate, the campaign will echo the cripplingly destructive attacks of December 2015 and 2016 that the Kremlin launched against Ukrainian facilities, which left hundreds of thousands without power.  It was stated that Ukrainian energy providers can expect more attacks using both destructive and wiper malware.  Microsoft claimed in April that the country had already been on the receiving end of over 230 cyberattack campaigns, including 40 wiper attacks aimed at hundreds of targets.  However, even the tech giant admitted that its intelligence probably only recorded a fraction of total offensive activity.  The Ukrainian intelligence note also claimed that Russia is planning to intensify DDoS attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukrainian allies, most notably Poland and the Baltic states.  Microsoft said in June that it had recorded Russian attacks on 128 organizations in 42 countries allied to Ukraine since the start of the war. 

Infosecurity reports: "Ukraine Predicts "Massive" Russian Cyber Assault"