Applying ‘enhanced’ vigilance to reports of Russia-linked attacks on Ukraine aid: CSE Center – National
The Canadian Cybersecurity Center is alerting Canadian defense and critical infrastructure suppliers to “apply a state of high vigilance” in the context of reports of Russian-link Cyber attack target supporting governments UkraineGlobal News found out.
“The Communications Security Facility (CSE) is aware of reports of a proliferation of Russian state-linked hacktivist groups seeking to compromise or disrupt Ukraine-aligned allies, in response to their continued support of the Government of Ukraine. ,” a Communications Security Agency spokesman said in a statement Thursday night.
“Cyber Centre, a division of CSE, is reminding the Canadian cybersecurity community — especially those defending defense industrial networks and critical infrastructure — raise vigilance, while raising awareness and protecting them against malicious cyber threats.”
Specifically, the cybersecurity agency is warning Canadian organizations to be wary of reports of Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
The Network Center sent a technical alert about reported attacks to key partners on Thursday afternoon, Global News has learned.
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The move comes as Russian hackers appear to be targeting Western governments that have agreed to supply tanks to Ukraine this week – a move that Moscow has publicly stated will be seen as a coup. escalation of the conflict.
Russian active hackers Take down the German websites on Wednesday in what was seen as a response to Berlin’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine.
The German government blocked efforts by its Western ally to send German-supplied Leopard 2 tanks, which were eventually halted after several countries vowed to continue shipping even if their requests were denied. refuse.
On Thursday, Canada said it would send his own four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
The Killnet hacker group says it is targeting government, bank and airport websites with a coordinated DDoS campaign, a relatively simple attack that works by directing internet traffic. large to the targeted servers to make them inactive.
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Germany’s cybersecurity agency BSI said the digital attack had little tangible impact, although some websites were inaccessible. Some financial sector targets have also been affected, the BSI statement added.
Killnet is a self-proclaimed Russian “hacktivist” group that has actively targeted people who oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In June, the group claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack against the Lithuanian government after the Baltic country blocked the flow of goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad region.
Cyber Center and Other Western Cybersecurity Agencies warned of potential Russian cyberattacks targeted critical infrastructure during Russia’s 11-month invasion of Ukraine.
Just over a month before the invasion began on 24 February, Canada’s Department of Global Affairs suffered what it called a “cyber incident”. source told Global News may have been conducted by Russia or by Russian-backed hackers. The incident disrupted the agency’s network for days.
Canada has been vocal in supporting Ukraine in the weeks-long war and just announced a $120 million loan to the Ukrainian government days before the cyber attack was reported, as well as re-committing Canadian troops to training. training Kiev’s security forces.
Canada has since provided more than $5 billion in military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the war, according to the federal government.
Western officials say the Russian government is a global leader in cyberattacks and uses cyber espionage against foreign governments and industries to seek a competitive advantage. However, Moscow has consistently denied that it carries out hacking activities.
“We don’t know what (Killnet) is. We really wonder why any hacker group is associated with Russia and not with some other European country,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a regular news conference. Wednesday period.
— with files from Reuters
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