A significant cyberattack attributed to the Ukraine Cyber Alliance Group has severely crippled the computer network and data infrastructure of Russian Internet Service Provider, Nodex. The company’s management has disclosed that approximately 90% of its systems—comprising essential documents and applications—were compromised in what appears to be a sophisticated malware attack.
Lucky for Nodex, the company has a robust disaster recovery plan in effect, relying on VMBackup and Veeam Backup software hosted on Hewlett Packard Enterprise servers. This strategy ensures that all data remains fully recoverable. While the company is experiencing temporary downtime, it does not anticipate any significant long-term damage from the incident.
The Ukraine Cyber Alliance Group operates as a collective of hackers allegedly funded by the Ukrainian government, aimed at countering cyber threats against Ukraine. This group has increasingly leveraged social media to announce its commitment to military support by targeting and disrupting the IT infrastructures of hostile entities amid the escalating conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Nodex is currently engaged in restoring its data and applications, with plans to re-establish communication and customer service support by early next week. However, the company has yet to provide a definitive timeline on when it expects the full recovery of its network will be achieved.
It is worth noting that questions linger over whether this recent attack was a retaliatory measure following the December 2023 cyber disruption of Kyivstar, a Ukraine-based telecommunications provider that resulted in a communication and internet blackout affecting over 25 million users. This previous incident, known as Operation Kyivstar, rendered the provider’s systems non-operational until January 2024.
In recent months, the confrontation between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Ukraine and Russia has escalated into an extensive cyberwarfare campaign. Russia has focused its attacks on nations supporting Ukraine, including the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia, with the goal of undermining critical infrastructure like power grids and water supplies, leading to severe disruptions.
As we approach the fourth anniversary of the conflict on February 22, 2025, there remains a global hope for a resolution through peace negotiations to end the ongoing hostilities that have persisted for over three years.
Ad
