On February 24, businesses and individuals that used routers built by Viasat, an American company that provides high-speed satellite internet connections, were knocked offline.
Wiper virus inside Viasat customers' routers was detonated on the same day that Russia's armed troops poured into Ukraine, effectively making them worthless.
The attack had a wide impact, affecting 5,800 Enercon-operated wind turbines in Germany that utilised Viasat routers for remote monitoring and control.
"While most users were unaffected by the incident, the cyber attack did affect thousands of subscribers in Ukraine and tens of thousands of other fixed broadband consumers across Europe," Viasat stated.
Researchers at cyber security firm SentinelOne have now determined that this virus bears developmental characteristics with other cyber tools attributed to the Russian government by the US with a medium level of confidence.
SentinelOne warns that their findings are preliminary.
Officials from the West are examining the attack.
Officials from the West have told Sky News that they are actively investigating the event.
They went on to say that while they weren't ready to officially blame the attack on Russia, it was in line with their expectations of cyber operations being used to supplement Russia's military manoeuvres.
According to The Washington Post, US intelligence analysts have concluded that Russian government hackers were behind the attack, although no formal and public attribution has yet been made.
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