---
id: 6016
title: "U.S. Indictment of Sandworm Highlights the Importance of Protecting Active Directory"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/u-s-indictment-of-sandworm-highlights-the-importance-of-protecting-active-directory/"
published_at: "2020-10-29T05:53:40Z"
tags: ["active-directory", "sandworm", "notpetya", "recovery", "maersk", "cyberwarfare"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6016"
lang: en
---

# U.S. Indictment of Sandworm Highlights the Importance of Protecting Active Directory

## Summary

The DOJ indictment of six GRU-linked Sandworm hackers behind NotPetya ($10B, 65 countries) renews the AD-protection lesson: Maersk lost all online domain controllers and backups, needing nine days to rebuild AD—its CISO says aim for 24 hours.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2020-10-29T05:53:40Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/u-s-indictment-of-sandworm-highlights-the-importance-of-protecting-active-directory/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6016