Blinken: US to Share Assessment on Earlier Russia Cyber Attacks

May 10, 2022, 3:18 PM UTC

The US and allies condemn Russia’s “destructive cyber activities against Ukraine,” and are taking steps to recover from cyber incidents and defend against future actions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says in a statement.

  • US has assessed that Russian military cyber operatives have deployed multiple families of destructive wiper malware including WhisperGate beginning in January 2022 and continuing throughout the war, statement says
  • US says it is sharing publicly its assessment that Russia launched cyber attacks in late February against commercial satellite communications networks to disrupt Ukrainian command and those actions had spillover impacts into other European countries
  • US has ...

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