"The exposure of Unit 29155 as a capable cyber actor illustrates the importance that Russian military intelligence places on using cyberspace to pursue its illegal war in Ukraine and other state priorities," said NCSC operations director Paul Chichester.
"The UK, alongside our partners, is committed to calling out Russian malicious cyber activity and will continue to do so. The NCSC strongly encourages organisations to follow the mitigation advice and guidance included in the advisory to help defend their networks."
Whispergate, a malware not dissimilar to NotPetya, was deployed across Ukraine in advance of Russia's illegal February 2022 invasion. It appears at first glance to operate like a ransomware locker, but its activity conceals its true purpose, which is to target systems master boot records for deletion.
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