EU and Ukraine in the attackers' sights
The APT Activity Report shows that the EU, Israel and Ukraine are particularly affected by attacks by state-backed hacker groups. Cybercriminals pursue different goals with their actions: Russian hackers primarily want to support the war against Ukraine. Chinese groups particularly spy on government organizations and companies in the EU to obtain sensitive information. “Organizations around the world are facing increasingly frequent and sophisticated attacks,” said Jan-Ian Boutin, Director of ESET Threat Research, summarizing the report. “The ongoing cyber attacks on Ukraine and cyber espionage from China show that...
