Claims this was part of sustained 'Cyber Wagner' campaign.
Russian-based attackers targeted a supplier to the Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) as part of a wider cyber campaign against British emergency services.
According to media reports, the attack was aimed at key suppliers to UK Ambulance Services over the last 12 months and is believed to form part of a new Russian cyberwarfare campaign dubbed by UK intelligence sources “Cyber Wagner”, in reference to the hardline Russian mercenary group run by the late Yevgeny Prigozhin.
SC UK has contacted NHS England for further details.
The warnings come as UK and US agencies issue guidance about the latest tactics being used to collect foreign intelligence for future cyber operations, including in support of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
