Cyber espionage malware discovered in Ukraine

ESET researchers have discovered malware that has eluded the attention of anti-malware researchers since at least 2008. Detected by ESET as Win32/Prikormka, the malware is being used to carry out cyber-espionage activities in Ukraine, primarily targeting anti-government separatists in the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.

“Along with the armed conflict in the East of Ukraine, the country has been encountering numerous targeted cyberattacks, or so-called advanced persistent threats. For example, we discovered several campaigns using the now infamous BlackEnergy malware family, one of which resulted in a massive power outage. But in Operation Groundbait, previously unknown malware is used,” notes Robert Lipovský, ESET Senior Malware Researcher.

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