--- title: "According to Microsoft, a new ransomware outbreak targeted Ukraine and Poland." description: "Russian cyberattacks against Ukraine have been widespread since the conflict's outbreak in late February." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-18 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2170/according-to-microsoft-a-new-ransomware-outbreak-targeted-ukraine-and-poland category: "microsoft" tags: ["database security", "microsoft", "technology", "technology news"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # According to Microsoft, a new ransomware outbreak targeted Ukraine and Poland. According to a [blog](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/blog) post by [**Microsoft**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2138/microsoft-surface-october-event-announces-surface-laptop-5-with-12th-gen-intel-cpus) on Friday, a recently identified hacker group has used a **novel kind of [ransomware](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11423/how-to-protect-yourself-from-wannacry-ransomware-or-any-malware) to assault logistics and [transportation](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44185/the-transportation-revolution-with-electric-skateboards) firms in Poland and Ukraine.** **In less than an hour on Tuesday, the attackers targeted a variety of computers,** according to Microsoft, which added that it had not yet been able to connect the attacks to any known group. [Researchers](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1544/mars-looks-more-seismically-active-than-before-thought-said-researchers) discovered that the [**cyberattacks**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2053/australia-mulls-tougher-cybersecurity-laws-after-data-breach), however, closely resembled past assaults by a cyber team [connected](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12941/link-building-and-search-engine-rankings-how-are-they-connected) to the Russian [government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/276/performance-of-government-in-the-center) that had affected Ukrainian government services.Russian cyberattacks against Ukraine have been widespread since the conflict's outbreak in late February, according to senior government officials and western security researchers. A request for comment was not immediately answered by the **Ukrainian or Polish [cybersecurity](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126351/why-cybersecurity-is-important-for-your-business) organisations, nor did it receive one from the Russian Embassy in Washington.** According to Microsoft, victims of the 'Prestige' ransomware also fell victim to another cyberattack that used the 'FoxLoad' or 'HermeticWiper' virus to shred data. **At the start of the Russian [invasion of Ukraine](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83037/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-would-reverberate-around-the-world), that attack affected hundreds of computers in Ukraine, Lithuania, and Latvia. The 'Prestige' ransomware, according to Microsoft, encrypts the data of its victims before demanding money for a decryption tool in order to unlock the data.** Before unleashing the ransomware, the researchers found that the hackers frequently had administrator access to the victims' systems, which may mean that they already had the victims' login credentials and were just waiting for the right moment to attack. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2170/according-to-microsoft-a-new-ransomware-outbreak-targeted-ukraine-and-poland Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.