Google and the European Union have both issued separate warnings over potential cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns from Russia.
Google claimed that many Russian groups have been focusing on Ukraine since the start of the war, however, the level of Russian activity outside of Ukraine is mostly at similar levels as prior to the war.
According to Security Week, Google has been monitoring Russian activity and it has disrupted some campaigns. The firm recently noticed that the threat actor tracked as Turla, which has been linked to Russia’s FSB security service, has started distributing a piece of Android malware.
The European Union has warned member states about a substantial increase in malicious cyber activities since the Russian attack on Ukraine.
The Council of the EU said, “Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine has been accompanied by a significant increase of malicious cyber activities, including by a striking and concerning number of hackers and hacker groups indiscriminately targeting essential entities globally. This increase in malicious cyber activities, in the context of the war against Ukraine, creates unacceptable risks of spillover effects, misinterpretation and possible escalation.”
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