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Attacks on military-industrial organizations in Eastern Europe
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Kaspersky already identified attacks on military-industrial organizations and public institutions in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan in early August. The malware used is similar to that of a Chinese-speaking APT group. Kaspersky ICS CERT has identified a series of targeted attacks against industrial plants, research institutes, government agencies, ministries and offices in several Eastern European countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as in Afghanistan. The APT actors were able to take control of the victims' entire IT infrastructure and engage in industrial espionage. Attacks on military companies and organizations In January 2022, Kaspersky experts discovered several advanced attacks on military companies and public organizations,…

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ESET unmasks structure of spy APT group TA410 
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ESET Research reveals a detailed profile of TA410, a cyber espionage group loosely cooperating with APT10. This has been known to target US organizations in the utility sector and diplomatic organizations in the Middle East and Africa. The researchers at the European IT security manufacturer assume that this group consists of three different teams using different toolsets. This toolbox also includes a new version of FlowCloud. This is a very complex backdoor with extensive espionage capabilities. ESET will provide its latest findings on TA410, including the results of ongoing research, during...

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Bitdefender exposes military cyber espionage
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Bitdefender Labs uncover military cyber espionage: The Naikon hacker group uses side-loading techniques and powerful backdoors for espionage and data exfiltration. During an analysis of the misuse of vulnerable legitimate software, Bitdefender Labs uncovered long-running cyber espionage by the well-known APT group Naikon. Naikon has been active for more than a decade. The Chinese-speaking group focuses on high-level targets such as government agencies and military organizations. The evidence gathered suggests that the campaign aimed at espionage and data exfiltration. Such attacks, which follow the example in one of the most cyber-dangerous regions currently - Southeast Asia - are also in ...

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Attack on German military and government institutions
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Current cyber espionage campaign: Transparent Tribe targets military and government institutions worldwide. Germany is among the worst affected countries. Since January 2019, Kaspersky has been investigating an ongoing campaign by the APT group Transparent Tribe that is spreading the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Crimson. The attacks began with malicious Microsoft Office documents being sent to victims using spear phishing emails. Within a year, the researchers were able to identify more than 1.000 targets in almost 30 countries. The analysis of the Crimson Trojan also revealed new, previously unknown components, which suggests that its development process has not yet ...

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