Russias deputy foreign minister Oleg Syromolotov claimed this weekend that the country has been the target of coordinated cyber aggression conducted by intelligence agencies, transnational IT corporations, and hacktivists. In 2022, Russia faced unprecedented external cyberattacks, with the number of such attacks doubling and even tripling. Syromolotov said that numerous attacks were recorded on the Russian Foreign Ministrys information resources. Following the invasion of Ukraine last February, the Russian Federation has been the subject of wide-ranging sanctions and embargoes. Syromolotov also claimed that private companies from unfriendly countries are involved in activities aimed at achieving the Ukrainian governments attempts to increase its offensive capabilities in terms of information and communication technologies. He named cloud computing giants Amazon and Microsoft as among the offenders. Last December, Microsoft announced that it was providing technology aid to Ukraine valued at roughly $100 million. Amazon also committed more than $75 million in support to Ukraine. Russian cyberattacks have persistently targeted Ukraines digital and physical infrastructure. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraines vice prime minister, said that the partnership with cloud companies ensures that government agencies, critical infrastructure and other sectors in Ukraine can continue to run their digital infrastructure and serve citizens through the Microsoft Cloud. Recorded Future also announced a memorandum of cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation in December. A spokesperson for Recorded Future said that the company is providing its full support to Ukraine in their war against Russia.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:41:02 +0000