Russia began its hacking war against Ukraine even before it sent troops to invade its southern neighbor, software giant Microsoft says in a call for public-private collaboration to thwart Kremlin hackers.
In the hours leading up to the Russian invasion, a data wiper Microsoft dubs FoxBlade was already working its way to Ukrainian computers maintaining critical infrastructure. The wiper was the first of many cyberweapons detected, and for the most part, stopped, the company disclosed Wednesday.
