Turla Group Deploys LunarWeb and LunarMail Backdoors in Diplomatic Missions

An unnamed European Ministry of Foreign Affairs MFA and its three diplomatic missions in the Middle East were targeted by two previously undocumented backdoors tracked as LunarWeb and LunarMail. ESET, which identified the activity, attributed it with medium confidence to the Russia-aligned...

Microsoft Outlook Flaw Exploited by Russia's APT28 to Hack Czech, German Entities

Czechia and Germany on Friday revealed that they were the target of a long-term cyber espionage campaign conducted by the Russia-linked nation-state actor known as APT28, drawing condemnation from the European Union E.U., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO, the U.K., and the U.S. The Cze...

CISA and Partners Release Fact Sheet on Defending OT Operations Against Ongoing Pro-Russia Hacktivist Activity

Today, CISA, in collaboration with U.S. and international partners, published a joint fact sheet, Defending OT Operations Against Ongoing Pro-Russia Hacktivist Activity. This fact sheet provides information and mitigations associated with cyber operations conducted by pro-Russia hacktivists who...

Russia Vetoed a UN Resolution to Ban Space Nukes

A ban on weapons of mass destruction in orbit has stood since 1967. Russia apparently has other ideas...

Russia's APT28 Exploited Windows Print Spooler Flaw to Deploy 'GooseEgg' Malware

The Russia-linked nation-state threat actor tracked as APT28 weaponized a security flaw in the Microsoft Windows Print Spooler component to deliver a previously unknown custom malware called GooseEgg. The post-compromise tool, which is said to have been used since at least June 2020 and possibly ...

Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities

Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to...

TA558 Hackers Weaponize Images for Wide-Scale Malware Attacks

The threat actor tracked as TA558 has been observed leveraging steganography as an obfuscation technique to deliver a wide range of malware such as Agent Tesla, FormBook, Remcos RAT, LokiBot, GuLoader, Snake Keylogger, and XWorm, among others. "The group made extensive use of steganography by...

bolshoirussia.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3917703

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

APT29 Targets German Political Parties with New WINELOADER

Summary: APT29, linked to Russias SVR, targeted German political parties in late February 2024 using a new backdoor variant named WINELOADER, signaling a shift in operational focus beyond diplomatic missions. This marks a broader threat to European and Western political entities, driven by the SV...

U.S. Sanctions 3 Cryptocurrency Exchanges for Helping Russia Evade Sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for offering services used to evade economic restrictions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. This includes Bitpapa IC FZC LLC, Crypto Explorer DMCC...

Unveiling BunnyLoader 3.0 Enhanced Malware Capabilities

Summary: BunnyLoader 3.0, which has been active since September 2023, is a malicious malware variant known for its enhanced data theft and advanced keylogging capabilities. This modular malware provides attackers with flexibility and presents challenges in terms of detection. Despite its global...

Russia Hackers Using TinyTurla-NG to Breach European NGO's Systems

The Russia-linked threat actor known as Turla infected several systems belonging to an unnamed European non-governmental organization NGO in order to deploy a backdoor called TinyTurla-NG TTNG. "The attackers compromised the first system, established persistence and added exclusions to antivirus...

tmg-russia.ru Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3883137

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

New details on TinyTurla’s post-compromise activity reveal full kill chain

Cisco Talos is providing an update on its two recent reports on a new and ongoing campaign where Turla, a Russian espionage group, deployed their TinyTurla-NG TTNG implant. We now have new information on the entire kill chain this actor uses, including the tactics, techniques and procedures TTPs...

APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Europe, Americas, Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme

The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT28 has been linked to multiple ongoing phishing campaigns that employ lure documents imitating government and non-governmental organizations NGOs in Europe, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and North and South America. "The uncovered lures include a...

ROS-2-175

2.175 Notification on the update of OPERATION SYSTEM "RED OS" MIS RED SOFT LLC notifies of the renewal of the previously obtained certificate of conformity of FSTEC of Russia №4060 until 12.01.2029 of the operating system "RED OS", decimal number RU.29926343.02.01-01. You can contact the technica...

ROS-2-1025

2.1025 Notification on the update of the Red OS OPERATION SYSTEM MIS RED SOFT LLC notifies of the renewal of the previously obtained certificate of conformity of FSTEC of Russia 4060 until 12.01.2029 of the operating system "RED OS", decimal number RU.29926343.02.01-01. You can contact the...

ROS-2-1073

2.1073 Notification on the update of the Red OS OPERATION SYSTEM MIS update RED SOFT LLC notifies of the renewal of the previously obtained certificate of conformity of FSTEC of Russia №4060 until 12.01.2029 of the operating system "RED OS", decimal number RU.29926343.02.01-01. You can contact th...

ROS-2-1099

2.1099 Notification on the update of the Red OS OPERATING SYSTEM MIS RED SOFT LLC notifies of the renewal of the previously obtained certificate of conformity of FSTEC of Russia 4060 until 12.01.2029 of the operating system "RED OS", decimal number RU.29926343.02.01-01. You can contact the...

ROS-2-26

2.26 Notification on the update of OPERATION SYSTEM "RED OS" MIS RED SOFT LLC notifies about renewal of the previously obtained certificate of conformity of FSTEC of Russia 4060 till 12.01.2029 of the operating system "RED OS", decimal number RU.29926343.02.01-01. You can contact the technical...