Part of the storyline: Cyberattack on Ukrainian websites using malicious software

Hackers infect Ukrainian PCs through fake “I am not a robot” check

Earliest collected report:Українські Національні Новини
today at 10:35

Last update today at 11:15
4 sources

Hackers have replaced CAPTCHA on over 100 websites, leading to the infection of Ukrainian computers. The attackers use fake Cloudflare security check pages to steal data from Windows users.

In brief

Hackers replaced CAPTCHA on over 100 websites.
Attackers force users to run dangerous PowerShell commands.
The virus steals passwords and provides remote access to PCs.
The cyberattack targets users of the Windows operating system.
Hackers UAC-0277 compromised legitimate websites to spread malware.

Covered by 2 of 6 media groups

Budget not in the collected reports
Public money not in the collected reports
Media business 3 sources
Big capital not in the collected reports
Readers and grants not in the collected reports
Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital, readers and grants.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
Group	Share	Count
Media business Newsroom 3	75%	3 items
Undisclosed Newsroom 1	25%	1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for: community 0
region 0
country 4
world 0
Channels: Websites 3
Agencies 1
No collected reports from: 24 Канал, Суспільне Новини, NV, Укрінформ, Цензор.НЕТ
22 more
УНІАН, Главком, Обозреватель, ТСН, LB.ua, Апостроф, Інтерфакс-Україна, Фокус, Корреспондент, Шелтер, Ми — Україна, Ділова столиця, ГОРДОН, ArmyINFORM, Букви, Українська правда, Європейська правда, Оперативний ЗСУ, Телеграф, Главред, 1NEWS, Delo.ua
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Українські Національні НовиниMedia business
- first item today at 10:35
- earliest
- national desk
Фейкова перевірка "Я не робот" - хакери заражають ПК українців небезпечним вірусом
dev.uaMedia business
- first item today at 10:51
- in the wave, 15 min later
- national desk
Хакери викрадають дані через фейкову перевірку «Я не робот». У CERT-UA виявили масштабну кібератаку
InformatorMedia business
- first item today at 11:04
- in the wave, 28 min later
- national desk
Перевірка "Я не робот" - хакери винайшли нову схему для зламу сайтів
InternetUAUndisclosed
- first item today at 11:15
- in the wave, 40 min later
- national desk
Фейкова перевірка "Я не робот" - хакери заражають ПК українців небезпечним вірусом

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4 reports
3 similar to earlier ones

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Українські Національні Новини
- earliest collected report
- today at 10:35
Фейкова перевірка "Я не робот" - хакери заражають ПК українців небезпечним вірусом
1. dev.ua
  - similar to an earlier report
  - 15 min later
  Хакери викрадають дані через фейкову перевірку «Я не робот». У CERT-UA виявили масштабну кібератаку
  1. Informator
    - similar to an earlier report
    - 13 min later
    Перевірка "Я не робот" - хакери винайшли нову схему для зламу сайтів
2. InternetUA
  - similar to an earlier report
  - 40 min later
  Фейкова перевірка "Я не робот" - хакери заражають ПК українців небезпечним вірусом

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