Russian hackers are using WinRAR as a 'cyberweapon' against Ukraine

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Russian hackers are using WinRAR as a 'cyberweapon' against Ukraine
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The cyberwar on the Ukraine has seemingly conscripted WinRAR. Yes, really.

) that Russian hackers, possibly the infamous Sandworm group, acquired compromised VPN accounts which in turn provided access to official Ukrainian state networks.

The hack is possible thanks to the ubiquity of WinRAR on modern PCs. Apparently, Linux systems are not immune from the attack and can be compromised using a BASH script and the standard dd utility, whatever any of that means.

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