Russian National Indicted for Cyber Attacks on Ukraine Before 2022 Invasion

The report describes a U.S. indictment of an individual assessed to be affiliated with the Russian GRU for conducting destructive WhisperGate wiper attacks and data exfiltration against Ukrainian targets (and probes of a U.S. federal agency) in the lead-up to Russia’s 2022 invasion, and notes Microsoft’s cluster tracking (Cadet Blizzard/Ruinous Ursa) and a $10M reward; it also includes a separate conviction of a U.S. criminal who violently stole cryptocurrency.