{"id":2263,"date":"2023-12-21T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/ics-ot-security\/ukrainian-hackers-strike-russian-water-utility"},"modified":"2023-12-21T21:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T21:15:00","slug":"russian-water-utility-hacked-in-retaliation-for-kyivstar-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/21\/russian-water-utility-hacked-in-retaliation-for-kyivstar-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Water Utility Hacked in Retaliation for Kyivstar Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/bltfa22d9f07cbcc7fd\/65849f2d5c0882040ad7cbef\/Ukraine_hack_Andrii_Dragan_Alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-water-utility-hacked-in-retaliation-for-kyivstar-hit.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/russian-water-utility-hacked-in-retaliation-for-kyivstar-hit.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">According to reports, operations at Moscow-based water utility and management company Rosvodokanal are no longer flowing, following a cyberattack by the Ukraine-aligned &#8220;Blackjack&#8221; group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The hackers, with the help of the cyber specialists from the Security Service of Ukraine, were able to <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/news\/2023\/12\/20\/7433934\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;demolish&#8221; Rosvodokanal&#8217;s IT infrastructure<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">, according to Ukraine Pravda. Law enforcement sources told the media outlet the cyberattackers deleted more than 50TB of data, which included internal document management, corporate email, backups, and even cybersecurity protections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Ukraine security services are currently reviewing 1.5TB of data exfiltrated from the water utility, the report added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The cyberattack against Rosvodokanal was reportedly in retaliation for a destructive cyberattack on Ukraine&#8217;s largest mobile telecommunications service provider, Kyivstar, on Dec. 12. The compromise blacked out communications across Ukraine and was the most devastating <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/ics-ot-security\/kyivstar-mobile-attack-ukraine-comms-blackout\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" rel=\"noopener\">attack on the country&#8217;s critical infrastructure<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Reports on Dec. 20 said the Rosvodokanal utility was still inoperable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/ics-ot-security\/ukrainian-hackers-strike-russian-water-utility\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, operations at Moscow-based water utility and 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