A spearphishing campaign targeting Russian citizens and government entities that are not aligned with the actions of the Russian government is the latest in numerous threats that have emerged since Russia invaded the Ukraine in February.

Researchers from MalwareBytes identified a campaign last week that targets entities using websites, social networks, instant messengers and VPN services banned by the Kremlin, according to a blog post published Tuesday by Hossein Jazi, manager, threat intelligence analyst at MalwareBytes.

Targets are receiving various emails that they will face charges due to this activity, with a lure to open a malicious attachment or link to find out more, Jazi wrote. The messages purport to be from the “Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation” and the “Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications,” he said.