Event 8346991b-c72c-4066-8904-7ee302875653

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Cyber Country: Finland Country: Estonia Country: Russia Country: Poland

Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20084802

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russia behind cyber-attacks on Western utilities, security firm says

Short Summary: Security company WithSecure reported that Russian cyber operations have targeted Western utilities, including those in Finland and Estonia, shifting from intelligence gathering to more assertive actions.

Description

A prominent security firm asserts that Russia is behind recent cyber-attacks targeting Western utilities, indicating an escalation beyond intelligence gathering. The attacks affected multiple utility and energy companies, including those in Finland and Estonia.

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Russia has launched sustained cyber-attacks on Western European utility companies, according to Finnish security expert Mikko Hyppönen.

Hyppönen said the most recent attacks represent an escalation... 'we're seeing more than just data collection, surveillance and intelligence gathering.'

Russian attackers most recently targeted an Estonian firm, Saku Metall, on 11 April.

According to WithSecure’s Hyppönen, Finland is well prepared, but he warned about the intensification of hybrid operations.

Source

https://yle.fi/a/74-20084802