U.S. indictment charges six Russian GRU military intelligence officers were responsible for numerous cyberattacks. The indictment highlights Moscow’s seemingly unending appetite for online destruction. The poster child for destruction is arguably the NotPetya wiper malware – disguised as ransomware – which was unleashed in 2017. The malware outbreak began on May 27, 2017, via what security firm ESET has described as “a very stealthy and cunning backdoor” in the source code of accountancy software called M.E.Doc, which is widely used in Ukraine.”]
Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/analysis-russias-cyber-destruction-appetite-be-curbed-a-15217