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For almost two weeks we have been shocked by the brutality of the war in Ukraine. It is inevitable that this conflict will leave clear traces. Especially the supply chains, which are still strained due to the corona pandemic, will certainly not come to rest now. What online trade has to adapt to.
War on our European doorstep – the extent of the Ukraine war is unbelievable. And the daily horror reports and images give no hope of a quick end. This is scary and makes us look to the future with concern. Were we sure just a few weeks ago that the corona virus would finally release us from its stranglehold and we could go on living carefree again.
War in Ukraine changes purchasing behavior
Now the reality is completely different. Fear is at work again – the fear that the war in Ukraine could escalate and spread to Europe. This can be seen very clearly in the purchasing behavior of consumers. Now the demand for products that are necessary to retreat to shelters is increasing. This was found out by the price comparison portal billiger.de in a survey.
hamster purchases
We remember: When Corona broke out, customers started buying hamsters – suddenly toilet paper, pasta and flour, for example, were in short supply. Now the threat situation is different. But hamster purchases are probably pre-programmed. The demand for items such as sleeping bags, hygiene items, radiant heaters and heaters, generators and radios is increasing. Between February 23 and March 1, 2022, demand for sleeping bags increased by 1,558 percent. An increase of 666 percent was recorded for hygiene articles, 475 percent for radios and 333 percent for camping stoves. Many obviously also fear the failure of heating systems. The demand for radiant heaters shot up by 226 percent. And the situation is not much different with radiant heaters and generators. Obviously, many citizens expect the conflict in Ukraine to escalate further. A Forsa survey confirms the fear: 69 percent of Germans fear that NATO could be drawn into the Ukraine conflict.
Malware and online fraud on the rise
Companies that have so far taken the protection of their IT landscape lightly should act now at the latest. The cyber threat to online retailers and other organizations is not only high due to the Ukraine war. Now the threat is increasing. The states involved in the war are also fighting each other online. This also attracts spam free riders.
Bitdefender Labs, for example, has noticed an increased volume of phishing emails in the past few days. Particularly perfidious: The criminals use the great willingness to help triggered by the humanitarian crisis for online fraud and malware distribution.
Full program – Trojans, spam, phishing
According to Bitdefender, hackers attack companies in the manufacturing industry with the Trojan Agent Tesla Remote Access. The Malware-as-a-Service Remote Access Trojan is sent via a zip attachment. E-mail recipients should provide information about their backup plans in view of the Ukraine war. From a Discord link, the malicious Trojan is downloaded and implemented on the system. A Chrome version is included as a distraction. This is just one example of the hackers’ methods. The list of attacks could of course be extended. Hackers do not shy away from fake calls for donations and pretend to collect for the Ukrainian government, UNICEF, Act vor Peace and other organizations.
The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) also confirms that the Internet is increasingly becoming a theater of war. It has also identified an increased threat situation for Germany, to which companies must adapt. So vigilance and hedging are extremely important right now.
