CROWDSTRIKE REPORT ON UKRAINE ARTILLERY
December 22, 2016: Crowdstrike publishes a report explaining how FANCY BEAR implant malware into Android devices to “track and target Ukrainian artillery units from late 2014 through 2016.” However, both the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense say the cybersecurity firm’s assessment is wrong because its conclusions rely on misread IISS information. Crowdstrike changes key part of its report three months later but refuses to retract it entirely. The alleged error casts doubt in some circles as to the overall accuracy of Crowdstrike’s previous Russian hacking assessments.