Russian Hackers Leverage WinRAR to Unleash Wiper Malware on Ukrainian State Networks

Security experts spotted Russian hackers leveraging the WinRAR archiving program to spread wiper malware on Ukrainian state networks in a bid to destroy critical data on government devices and disrupt services. In a security advisory describing the hackers’ methods, Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) said they breached the state network by exploiting compromised VPN accounts that lacked multi-factor authentication. Once inside, perpetrators deployed scripts designed to wipe f