Russian-backed cyber attackers penetrated the network of a private sector organization by exploiting default multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols and leveraging a previously known print vulnerability, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a recent advisory.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked a massive rally of hackers to join both sides of the conflict and take up arms in the cyber-war. As has been the case in cyberattacks of recent years, the consequences of this will affect organizations way beyond the initial intended target. e.

U.S. security agencies released on Tuesday a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) providing an overview of Russian state-sponsored cyber operations, with their commonly observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), detection actions, incident response guidance, and mitigations.