Microsoft: Russia coordinating cyberattacks with military strikes in Ukraine

Microsoft says cyberattacks by state-backed Russian hackers have destroyed data across dozens of organisations in Ukraine and produced a ‘chaotic information environment’. The company said in a report released Wednesday, April 27, that Russia-aligned threat groups were preparing long before the Feb 24 invasion. — AP

WASHINGTON: A handful of hacker groups aligned with the Russian government have carried out hundreds of cyberattacks against Ukraine since Moscow invaded, US tech giant Microsoft said in a report on April 27.

It added that in “hybrid” warfare tactics, Russia often matches cyberattacks with military assaults on the battlefield.