What would happen if hackers turned off the electricity in a major metropolitan area? Or if they tried to poison drinking water by tampering with a water treatment plant? Unfortunately, we don’t have to imagine what would happen, as these refer to real events. Today, Phishing for Answers discusses Russian threats to critical infrastructure, what happens when the cyber and physical worlds collide, and how the world can respond.

Conti, one of Russia’s most notorious ransomware gangs, recently declared their support for the Kremlin in the ongoing war. Two days later, this cybercriminal group was hacked by a suspected Ukrainian researcher. Find out more about how this powerful ransomware group received a dose of its own medicine.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked involvement at every layer of the cyber world, including underground hacking groups. Within anonymized networks and dark web forums, hackers are increasingly engaging in Ukraine- and Russia-related activities. These cybercriminal groups are profiting by selling stolen data on the darknet and are even being recruited to aid in both sides of the war. Read more to learn about how covert hacking groups are playing an important role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.