Jurisdiction: Ukraine
Court filings and enforcement actions documenting cyber intrusions within or targeting entities in Ukraine.
Key Facts
- 2 documented prosecution matters involving Ukraine.
- Cumulative identified losses exceed $125.0 million.
- Includes federal court filings, international extraditions, and sanctions designations.
Documented Incidents
Ukraine Electrical Substation Cyber Warfare Blackout
First confirmed cyberattack to deliberately cause an electrical power grid blackout. Russian military GRU hackers infiltrated power distribution companies, hijacked SCADA human-machine interfaces (HMI), opened circuit breakers at 30 substations, and destroyed control systems with KillDisk.
Viasat KA-SAT Satellite Modem Wiper Sabotage (AcidRain)
Russian state-sponsored operators exploited an unpatched Fortinet VPN gateway to access Viasat satellite network management segments, broadcasting malicious AcidRain wiper firmware that permanently bricked tens of thousands of satellite terminals across Ukraine and Europe.