Ransomware Roundup: 02.25.22

Reports indicate a wave of destructive intrusions against Ukrainian organizations where HermeticWiper was deployed with ransomware used as a decoy; multiple security vendors (Symantec, ESET, SentinelOne) documented the wiper, and Conti and Snatch ransomware groups are referenced in media and government alerts—CISA issued warnings as tensions and retaliatory cyber activity rise.