Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-01-10 00:00:00
Affected organization: Ukrainian Energy Company
Affected country: Ukraine
Industry: Utilities
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: GRU Main Special Center for Special Technologies (Unit 74455) (SANDWORM)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Researchers at ESET reveal that the Russia-affiliated Sandworm used yet another wiper malware strain dubbed NikoWiper as part of an attack that took place in October 2022 targeting an energy sector company in Ukraine.