Hackers target Ukrainian agency managing assets seized from sanctioned Russians
Ukraine's ARMA asset agency reported a cyberattack amid selecting a manager for seized IDS Ukraine assets linked to sanctioned Russians.
Ukraine's Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA), which manages assets seized from criminals and sanctioned individuals, said Tuesday it had been targeted by a cyberattack, with the SBU investigating. The attack coincided with preparations to select a manager for seized corporate rights in IDS Ukraine, a major beverage producer seized in late 2022 from Russian shareholders including sanctioned billionaire Mikhail Fridman. ARMA reported other suspected interference since spring, including unauthorized access to an internal database of agency officials, but did not attribute the attack or release technical details. In April, ARMA employees were targeted in a cyberespionage campaign attributed to Russia-linked APT28, which failed to penetrate internal systems.
- The SBU is investigating; the attackers were not identified and no technical details were released.
- The agency reported unauthorized access to an internal database of officials since the spring.
- The attack coincided with selecting a manager for seized IDS Ukraine corporate rights.
- The IDS Ukraine management competition will proceed as planned.
- April APT28-attributed espionage attempts against ARMA employees previously failed.
- Threat actors
- APT28
- Organizations
- SBUIDS Ukraine
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Ukraine’s agency responsible for managing assets seized from criminals and sanctioned individuals said Tuesday that it had been targeted by a cyberattack as it investigates a potential coordinated effort to disrupt its operations. The Asset Recovery and Management Agency, known as ARMA, manages assets seized by Ukrainian authorities, including those linked to sanctioned Russians and alleged collaborators with Moscow.
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