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Disruptive cyber attacks Ukraine before this week RussiaAccording to the cybersecurity company, the invasion was made possible by digital attacks that began last year. Symantec. The company said that ransomware is used as a decoy in such attacks.

Ransomware from Russian-linked cybercriminal gangs has battered American computer networks in 2021. SymantecThe Threat Hunter Team said on Thursday that the types of attacks are hitting. Ukraine now they have previously used ransomware to distract them from their more destructive malware.

“Initial indications suggest that attacks may be in preparation for some time,” he said. Symantec on the company’s blog. “Temporary evidence points to potentially relevant malicious activity starting as early as November 2021.”

Malware discovered on hundreds of machines Ukraine By cybersecurity firm ESET on Wednesday, after several official Ukrainian government websites went black earlier in the day. Symantec He said on Thursday that the disk-wiping malware was deployed prior to the Russian invasion. Ukraine against organizations in the aerospace, defense, finance and information technology sectors.

Symantec An organization in Lithuania, a NATO member state, in November 2021 and Ukraine Concessions were made in December 2021. Symantec He said he’s still working to confirm all of his findings.

The potential for cyberattacks to spread across Europe and America warns the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee of a greater potential for cyber warfare. Virginia Democrat Senator Mark Warner told Axios that the malware Ukraine unlikely to remain within that country’s borders and most likely affecting neighboring countries such as Poland but may spread to the US and UK

“Suddenly it turns into a gray area, what would be the reaction of the Polish people? What would be the reaction of NATO?” said Mr Warner. “What would America’s reaction be? No one was physically shot [American troops]but they can be harmed.”

Mr Warner told Axios that a cyberwar could attract NATO countries if there were cyberattacks inside. Ukraine Spirals deployed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to NATO member states spiraling out of control, or if the Russian president orders cyberattacks on infrastructure in the US and NATO countries in response to new sanctions from the Biden administration and America and allied countries.