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• More than1,500 weekly cyberattacks on average on every corporate network in Ukraine
• Global average is 1,124 weekly cyberattacks
• A total of 1,434 weekly cyberattacks on Russia corporate networks

Check Point Research (CPR) is sharing cyberattack numbers related to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. In the roughly the past six months (21/2/22 – 1/8/22), CPR documented:
• More than 1,500 weekly cyberattacks on average on every corporate network in Ukraine, which is higher than the global average (1124 weekly cyberattacks), and higher than in Russia (1434 weekly cyberattacks)
• A 25% increase in the weekly average of cyberattacks on corporate networks in Ukraine, compared to earlier in the year before the conflict (1/1/22 – 21/2/22), while worldwide the increase stood at 0.1% and in Russia at 13%

Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s Government/Military Sector Doubled
The conflict also affected the government and military sector in Ukraine, as can be seen in the visual graph below, with attacks almost double than before the start of the war (+112%). This increase is significantly higher when compared to Russia (-8%) and to other regions.

Quote: Sergey Shykevich, Threat Intelligence Group Manager at Check Point Software:
“Today, we’re sharing cyberattacks around the Ukraine-Russia conflict for the past six months. Our numbers include what we’re seeing in both Ukraine and Russia. Perhaps the most staggering statistic we’ve documented in this context is a 112% increase in cyberattacks on Ukraine’s government and military sector, while Russia’s same sector decreased by 8%. While Russia has not completely disconnected from the internet as per previous reports, we know that government and military networks and websites have implemented different measures to limit access to their resources from outside of Russia, which make the execution of some of the attacks more difficult.”

After the conflict, whatever the outcome, these APT groups, hacktivists and individuals are not just going to disappear. Instead, they will turn their newfound expertise and tooling toward fresh targets unleashing a tsunami of cyberattacks across the globe. We have already started to see early warning signs of this with attacks on NATO partners, as well as on those countries who have come to Ukraine’s aid, increasing in both frequency and intensity. This conflict has seen cyber activity change the face of warfare forever.