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Ukrainian emergency services and hospitals hit by espionage malware campaign

In Cyberattack, Malware Ransomware
April 17, 2026

The Record reports:

Hackers have targeted Ukrainian hospitals and local government bodies in a new espionage campaign using a malware tool dubbed AgingFly, researchers say.

Ukraine’s computer emergency response team (CERT-UA) said the activity was carried out by a group tracked as UAC-0247, which launched multiple attacks over the past two months against municipal authorities, clinical hospitals and emergency medical services.

The hackers attempted to steal sensitive data and, in some cases, exploit compromised systems to mine cryptocurrency, CERT-UA said.

Read more at The Record.