Russian hackers are trying to break into the tablets of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian hackers connected with the military sphere are attacking the mobile devices of Ukrainian soldiers – with the aim of obtaining secret information about military operations and thereby gaining an advantage for the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine. According to CNN, the USA and other Western allies of Kyiv warned about this on Thursday.

The recommendation was made within the framework of the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance, which, in addition to the United States, includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain. The message confirms the report of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), according to which Russian hackers tried to break into Android tablets. Soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces use them for planning and carrying out combat tasks, CNN notes.

According to the SBU, the malicious code was developed to steal data sent from the mobile devices of servicemen through the Starlink satellite system (created by the company of the American businessman Elon Musk – RS). Starlink satellites play an important role in providing communications on the battlefield in Ukraine.

The SBU noted that it was able to block several hacking attempts, but at the same time admitted that the enemy managed to “capture tablets on the battlefield” and install malicious software on them.

“Mobile malware is particularly insidious because it can tell intelligence services about the physical location of targets,” said John Hallquist, chief analyst at Mandiant, a Google-owned information security company.

The United States and its allies blame the hacking unit of Russian military intelligence, known as Sandworm, for the cyberattacks. Presumably, it is involved, among other things, in cyberattacks, which in 2015 and 2016 led to the blackout of electricity on Ukrainian territory.

CNN adds that it sent a request to the Russian embassy in Washington.