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1. A tale of two threat actors: Symantec claims one used the other's infrastructure in attac
(Security)
... Kaspersky Lab) researcher Kurt Baumgartner at his employer's annual security analyst summit in Cancun last year. A Russian-speaking online threat actor, Sofacy, sometimes overlapped with other threat actors ...
Created on 21 June 2019
2. Use of EternalBlue Windows exploit growing by the day: ESET
(Security)
... ExPetya) campaign and the BadRabbit ransomware campaign in 2017. "Well-known cyber-espionage actors such as Sednit (aka APT28, Fancy Bear and Sofacy) were also caught using it against hotel Wi-Fi networks," ...
Created on 19 May 2019
3. ESET team finds first UEFI rootkit in the wild
(Security)
... threat group, ESET said in a statement that this meant the group — also known as APT28, STRONTIUM, Sofacy and Fancy Bear — was more of threat than thought. Investigations showed that on at least one ...
Created on 28 September 2018
4. FBI seizes control server for malware affecting routers
(Security)
... APT28 and Sofacy — and had Russian links. The malware was first spotted by researchers at Cisco's Talos Intelligence Group who wrote a detailed blog post about their findings. As iTWire reported, Talos ...
Created on 24 May 2018
5. NSA exploit that powered WannaCry used much more these days
(Security)
... or Golden Eye) ransomware in June 2017 and the BadRabbit ransomware campaign in the last three months of 2017. It was also used by the Sednit (aka APT28, Fancy Bear and Sofacy) cyber-espionage group to ...
Created on 11 May 2018
6. Sofacy threat group shifting attention to Far East: claim
(Security)
A Russian-speaking online threat actor, known as Sofacy, has been observed to be shifting its attention to the Far East, and showing interest in military, defence and diplomatic organisations, the security ...
Created on 10 March 2018
7. Russian group 'more likely' behind Seoul Games attac
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A cyber attack during the opening ceremony of last month's Winter Olympics appears to have been carried out using sophisticated malware that has the hallmarks of a Russian-speaking group, Sofacy. The ...
Created on 09 March 2018
8. AP spreads 'Russia hacked DNC' claim as though it is gospel trut
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... On the other hand, there is plenty of evidence to show it was an inside job. To back up its claim that the group it cited — Fancy Bear aka APT28, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, IRON TWILIGHT and STRONTIUM ...
Created on 16 November 2017
9. In Washington, it is an article of faith that Russia hacked the DNC
(Open Sauce)
... known as Iron Twilight, Pawn Storm, Sofacy, Tsar Team, Strontium and Fancy Bear, was named as also being behind the hacking of the Democrat National Committee last year.  The initial claims were advanced ...
Created on 14 August 2017
10. Security firms marching to the political beat
(Open Sauce)
... Pawn Storm, Sofacy, Tsar Team, Strontium, and Fancy Bear) and the Russian government. The claim went further to say that the group was linked to the hacking of the Democrat National Committee's email servers, ...
Created on 25 May 2017
11. Sophisticated Mac malware 'aimed at select targets
(Security)
... a group known as APT28 or Sofacy. This group is said to have Russian links, but no definite proof exists to substantiate this. Versions of XAgent than can work on Windows, Linux, iOS and Android were ...
Created on 19 February 2017
12. Palo Alto spots Komplex OS X Trojan
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Security vendor Palo Alto Networks has identified Mac malware being used in targeted attacks. Dubbed Komplex, the  Trojan has been linked to a group of Bad Guys variously known as Sofacy, APT28, Pawn ...
Created on 27 September 2016