Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: Unidentified Ukrainian telecom company (2)
Affected country: Ukraine
Industry: Information
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: GRU Main Special Center for Special Technologies (Unit 74455) (SANDWORM)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: A report by Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) reveals that the state-sponsored Russian hacking group tracked as 'Sandworm' has compromised eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between May and September 2023.