Russia-Linked Hackers Used New Mesh Network Backdoor in Destructive Ukraine Attack

The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm teamed up with another threat actor to carry out a destructive wiping attack targeting a Ukrainian logistics company last year. According to ESET, the attack involved UAC-0099 (aka Earth…
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