As we witness history in the making, the scale and complexity of the conflict are immeasurable. When focusing on the cyber warfare aspect of the conflict we can see, first time in history, warfare that includes every type of cyber-personal, state-sponsored groups, ransomware groups, hacktivists, DDoS actors, script kitties and even volunteers that want to join the cause.

First observed in 2021 and advertised as a standalone version on various cybercriminal forums, Mars is an information stealer mainly targeting Windows victim credentials and cryptocurrency wallets including 2FA plugins and any essential system information. Mars is also capable of loading any type of file by downloading and executing them from a given drop-zone. Over the past several months, Mars took the place of a solid info stealer.

AvosLocker is a relatively new ransomware written in C++ that was first seen in June 2021. Their business model is ‘Ransomware-as-a-Service’ (RaaS), and even though they have been operating for less than a year now, they’ve been successful overall when it comes to victims. The group openly and publicly tries to recruit new members to its team and operates a TOR leak site, showcasing the latest victims, as all other ransomware groups do.