{"id":5946,"date":"2021-06-09T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T08:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/?p=5946"},"modified":"2024-08-23T13:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:34:49","slug":"russian-spear-phishing-campaign-hits-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/russian-spear-phishing-campaign-hits-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Spear Phishing Campaign Hits Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukrainian cyber security agencies have warned that their government and private organizations are being targeted by <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/ukraine-warns-of-massive-russian-spear-phishing-campaign\/?web_view=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">a massive spear phishing campaign<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> launched by Russian threat actors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Ukrainian secret service has called this the work of \u2018special services of the Russian Federation. It is noteworthy that this is the third cyber attack coming from the Russian side to target Ukrainian organizations this year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Sequence of the Attack<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It is believed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/spear-phishing\/\"><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><strong>spear phishing<\/strong><\/span><\/a> campaign started in early June. Alerts were released by the Ukrainian Secret Service, Ukrainian Cyber Police, and CERT Ukraine regarding the same.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The attackers impersonated the Kyiv Patrol Police Department. They have sent out fraudulent emails that warn the recipients of their failure to pay taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ukraine-ns-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10709\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">(Source &#8211; CERT-UA)<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The people who received the emails reported that they were urged to download a RAR archive (included in the email). On decompression, this drops a fake pdf file, which in reality is a double extension EXE file (filename.pdf.exe).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Victims unknowingly installed a modified version of a remote access software named RemoteUtilities that would ping back to remote command and control servers present in Russia, Germany, and the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">CERT officials have said that these attacks used tactics similar to those used in the attacks carried out in January and March.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Ever since tensions boiled after changes in the geopolitical situation between Russia and Ukraine in 2014, Ukraine has been a target of many cyber attacks. 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