Targeting of major Ukrainian broadcasting company
Date of report
  • April 2022
Affiliations
  • Believed to be the work of the Russian government
Russian threat actors targeted a major broadcasting company with the DesertBlade wiper. This incident followed the Russian military’s announcement that it would destroy Ukrainian disinformation targets.
Suspected victims
  • Major Ukrainian broadcasting company
Suspected state sponsor
  • Russian Federation
Type of incident
  • Sabotage
Target category
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown