Ukraine_2021.7z

: By "double-archiving" files, attackers prevented the MotW tag from propagating to the inner malicious payload.

: Attackers used visually identical Cyrillic characters to spoof document extensions, making a malicious archive appear as a harmless Word document (e.g., .doc ). Ukraine_2021.7z

The campaign succeeded by exploiting a flaw in . The vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) , a Windows feature that flags internet-downloaded files as untrusted. : By "double-archiving" files, attackers prevented the MotW

In the ongoing digital front of the conflict in Ukraine, cybersecurity researchers have identified a sophisticated campaign using deceptive archives like Ukraine_2021.7z to compromise government and private networks. What is Ukraine_2021.7z? According to reports from Trend Micro and other

According to reports from Trend Micro and other researchers, the affected entities include: Ministry of Justice of Ukraine Kyiv Water Supply Company (Kyivводоканал) Zaporizhzhia Automobile Plant (ZAZ) Kyiv Public Transportation (Kyivпастранс) How to Protect Yourself