TIMELINE
On February 24 , Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and launched a large-scale invasion . Cyber incidents have been playing a central role in the conflict , so we take a look at how events are unfolding
FEB 2022
GOVERNMENTS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TARGETED
JAN 2022
US RELEASE CYBER ADVISORY
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ), and the National Security Agency ( NSA ) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory ( CSA ) providing an overview of Russian state-sponsored cyber operations – including commonly observed tactics , techniques , and procedures .
February saw multiple attacks in various industries , and two DDoS attacks took down Ukrainian government and banking websites . Ukrainian officials supported a campaign to attract civilian developers and hackers into what it called the ‘ IT Army of Ukraine ’.
MAR 2022
COMPANIES COMBINE FORCES TO FIGHT CYBER CRIME
Top cyber security platforms – Cloudflare , CrowdStrike and Ping Identity – announced a Critical Infrastructure Defence Project to “ provide free cybersecurity services to particularly vulnerable industries during this time of heightened risk ”.
The hacktivist collective Anonymous also claimed it took down the website of the Federal Security Service ( FSB ) of Russia .
14 September 2022