Cyberattacks Being Fuelled by Ukraine War, Geopolitics, EU Cybersecurity Agency Says



ENISA's study follows concerns about the role of state actors and the growing range of threats to governments, companies and essential sectors.


Geopolitics, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have contributed to more severe and pervasive computer threats in the year to July, according to a report released on Thursday by EU cybersecurity agency ENISA.

The analysis by ENISA comes in response to worries about the influence of state actors and the widening array of dangers facing organisations, governments, and vital industries including banking, energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure.



According to the agency, geopolitical events during the time period under study, particularly the Russian invasion of Ukraine, changed the game.

Zero-day exploits, which allow hackers to take advantage of software defects before developers had a chance to patch them, as well as deepfakes and disinformation powered by artificial intelligence led to more nefarious and pervasive attacks with more devastating effects, it claimed.


"The cybersecurity threat landscape is unavoidably changing due to the current global context. The expanding number of threat actors is shaping the new paradigm "Juhan Lepassaar, the executive director of ENISA, stated in a statement.



According to the research, public administration and governments were the focus of about 24% of cybersecurity attacks, while suppliers of digital services were the target of 13%.

The European Union approved stronger cybersecurity regulations in May for key industries, requiring businesses to evaluate their risks, alert authorities, and take precautions to cope with those risks or face  fines up to 2 percent of global turnover.

According to a US Treasury official quoted by Reuters on Wednesday, the US Treasury successfully warded off cyberattacks from a pro-Russian hacking group last month, preventing disruption and demonstrating the value of the department's more aggressive approach to financial system protection.



According to Todd Conklin, cybersecurity adviser to deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, the Treasury has linked the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to Killnet, the Russian hacker group that in October claimed responsibility for interfering with the websites of several US states and airports.



Conklin said at a financial services industry and regulator conference on cybersecurity that the event, which had not previously been published, took place a few days before similar attacks from Killnet on US financial services businesses.

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