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Kremlin-backed hackers have new Windows and Android malware to foist on Ukrainian foes


“Civil Defense” pushes hybrid espionage/influence campaign targeting recruits.

Google researchers said they uncovered a Kremlin-backed operation targeting recruits for the Ukrainian military with information-stealing malware for Windows and Android devices. ]com.ua website claimed to provide potential conscripts with free software for finding user-sourced locations of Ukrainian military recruiters. "The ultimate aim of the campaign is to have victims navigate to the UNC5812-controlled 'Civil Defense' website, which advertises several different software programs for different operating systems," Google researchers wrote.

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