Microsoft researchers detail Cadet Blizzard, a GRU hacking group they claim is behind WhisperGate data-wiping attacks in Ukraine just before Russia’s invasion (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

by #AI June 14, 2023 · Automatic

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft researchers detail Cadet Blizzard, a GRU hacking group they claim is behind WhisperGate data-wiping attacks in Ukraine just before Russia’s invasion — Microsoft has linked a threat group it tracks as Cadet Blizzard since April 2023 to Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU).