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Microsoft: Russian hackers use ISP access to hack embassies in AiTM attacks
Microsoft warns that a cyber-espionage group linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) is targeting diplomatic missions in Moscow using local internet service providers. The hacking group tracked by Microsoft as Secret Blizzard (also known as Turla, Waterbug, and Venomous Bear) has been observed exploiting its adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) position at the internet service provider (ISP) […]
Russian cyber spies hide behind other hackers to target Ukraine
Russian cyber-espionage group Turla, aka “Secret Blizzard,” is utilizing other threat actors’ infrastructure to target Ukrainian military devices connected via Starlink. Microsoft and Lumen recently exposed how the nation-state actor, who is linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), is hijacking and using malware and servers of the Pakistani threat actor Storm-0156. Microsoft released another report […]
Russian hackers hijack Pakistani hackers’ servers for their own attacks
The notorious Russian cyber-espionage group Turla is hacking other hackers, hijacking the Pakistani threat actor Storm-0156’s infrastructure to launch their own covert attacks on already compromised networks. Using this tactic, Turla (aka “Secret Blizzard”) accessed networks Storm-0156 had previously breached, like in Afghan and Indian government organizations, and deployed their malware tools. According to a report […]