Renewed Five Eyes’ warning of the threat of Russian cyberattacks.
The cyber authorities of the Five Eyes (that is, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning that there are indications of Russian preparations and intent to conduct significant cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in countries who have sanctioned Russia or otherwise supported Ukraine. In specificity and detail the Advisory goes well beyond the normal run of government alerts. The Five Eyes’ agencies’ warning is based upon actual intelligence, and not merely on grounds of a priori possibility:
“Evolving intelligence indicates that the Russian government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks (see the March 21, 2022, Statement by U.S. President Biden for more information). Recent Russian state-sponsored cyber operations have included distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and older operations have included deployment of destructive malware against Ukrainian government and critical infrastructure organizations.
“Additionally, some cybercrime groups have recently publicly pledged support for the Russian…
