New Attacks of the IT ARMY of Ukraine
On June 23, the IT ARMY of Ukraine once again beats the heart of «digital Russia», namely «public services». This is one of the most serious and priority goals, as this resource affects hundreds of third-party services, which are also involved in the public, economic and military spheres, so all previous goals are still paused [1].
russia Has Stepped up Cyber Warfare against the United States and its Allies, Microsoft Reports
russia’s intelligence services have increased the number of hacker attacks against the United States, allies and partners to gather intelligence and other information. This is stated in the Microsoft report. «The report reveals new information about russia’s efforts, including an increase in the number of network hacks, as well as espionage activities against other governments, non-profit and other organizations outside Ukraine,» the document reads. Microsoft says russia’s efforts are based in part on a cyber strategy that encompasses at least three different and sometimes coordinated actions. These include «destructive cyberattacks in Ukraine, network intrusion and espionage outside of Ukraine, as well as cyber-influence operations against people around the world. The report reveals new information about russia’s efforts, including an increase in the number of network hacks, as well as espionage activities against other governments, non-profit and other organizations outside Ukraine,» the document reads. Microsoft says russia’s efforts are based in part on a cyber strategy that encompasses at least three different and sometimes coordinated actions. These include «destructive cyberattacks in Ukraine, network intrusion and espionage outside of Ukraine, as well as cyber-influence operations against people around the world» [2].
Ecuador Granted Snowden «International Protection» and Sought to Transfer him out of russia
The more than 53 gigabytes of data, provided to the journalism collective DDoSecrets by hackers claiming affiliation with Anonymous, contains over 71,000 files, including scans of passports and personal information from visa applications. The hack, which DDoSecrets is declining to make public given the personally identifiable information contained within, also includes expulsion orders regarding Ecuadorian citizens in russia and roughly 30,607 emails ranging from 2018 to March of this year. Files in the data cache, however, appear to date back much further. Numerous documents from 2013 detail discussions between Ecuador and russia over the fate of Snowden, who famously that year leaked top-secret information regarding the surveillance activities of the NSA after fleeing to Hong Kong. In one document dated June 24, 2013, Galo Galarza, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, can be seen requesting approval for Snowden’s safe passage to Ecuador from Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the russian federation [3].
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