{"id":156520,"date":"2021-11-30T15:34:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=156520"},"modified":"2021-11-30T15:34:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:34:37","slug":"top-5-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/top-5-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-crimes","title":{"rendered":"Top-5 Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1880\" height=\"1576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1880 1576'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-156521\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes.jpeg 1880w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes-300x251.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes-1024x858.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes-768x644.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes-265x222.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes-531x445.jpeg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes-608x510.jpeg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Cyber-crimes-758x635.jpeg 758w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1880px) 100vw, 1880px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On International Cybersecurity Day, we draw attention to the growing threat Russian illegal cyber activities pose to societies worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, 58% of all cyberattacks observed by Microsoft from nation-states came from Russia. And state-sponsored hacking is increasingly effective, according to Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Let\u2019s look at the most noticeable cyber crimes perpetrated by Russia in recent years globally:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2021 cyberattacks on German parliament \u2013 targeted politicians ahead of Germany&#8217;s election, which the German government attributed to protagonists of Russia&#8217;s GRU military intelligence (service);<\/li><li>2020 SolarWinds hack against U.S. systems \u2013 was used to spy on private companies and the US Government, including the Department of Homeland Security and Treasury Department;<\/li><li>2020 attempts to steal COVID-19 vaccine \u2013 hackers were trying to steal vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions, the UK, the United States, and Canada attributed the attacks to state-backed group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear;<\/li><li>2017 NotPetya ransomware attack \u2013 affected 12,000 personal computers, most of which belonged to private Ukrainian organizations, as well as the government, banks, state-owned energy companies; the attack spread globally;<\/li><li>2016 attack on the WADA \u2013 Fancy Bear illegally gained access to WADA\u2019s Anti-Doping Administration and Management System database, accessed athlete data, including confidential medical data, and subsequently released some of the data in the public domain.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We picked just a few of the most high-profile cases. However, it is vital to remember that Russia\u2019s illegal cyber activity is an integral part of the Kremlin\u2019s hybrid influence abroad and is conducted systematically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On International Cybersecurity Day, we draw attention to the growing threat Russian illegal cyber activities pose to societies worldwide.\u00a0 In 2021, 58% of all cyberattacks observed by Microsoft from nation-states came from Russia. And state-sponsored hacking is increasingly effective, according to Microsoft. 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