H-ISAC TLP White Threat: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Destructive Malware Targeting Organizations in Ukraine

On February 26, 2022, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA), AA22-057A, discussing the destructive malware deployed by threat actors against Ukraine organizations to destroy computer systems and render them inoperable prior to Russia invading Ukraine. 

On January 15, 2022, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) disclosed that malware, known as WhisperGate, was being used to target organizations in Ukraine. According to Microsoft, WhisperGate is intended to be destructive and is designed to render targeted devices inoperable. 

View the detailed report below.