New Zealand sanctions Russian military hackers over cyberattacks on Ukraine

New Zealand sanctions Russian military hackers over cyberattacks on Ukraine New Zealand has imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence hackers accused of cyberattacks on Ukraine, including members of a notorious hacking unit previously tied to destructive malware campaigns. The sanctions announced Friday target Unit 29155 of Russia’s GRU intelligence agency. Western security agencies say the unit — also tracked by researchers as Cadet Blizzard and Ember Bear — has been involved in espionage, sabotage, and assassination plots across Europe. It was behind the 2022 WhisperGate malware attack on Ukrainian government networks ahead of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. “Russian state actors have been illegally using malware against Ukrainian government networks,” New Zealand Foreign…