SolarWinds hackers set up phony media outlets to trick targets
New infrastructure, old tricks.
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Latest Russian espionage activity is broader than SolarWinds-style hacking effort, Microsoft’s Tom Burt says
Russia's SVR intelligence agency did some "innovative, novel work" in the latest campaign, he added.
Russian spies compromised 14 tech providers, aiming to ‘piggyback’ on customer access, Microsoft says
Investigators say they caught the apparent intelligence-gathering operation relatively early.
SolarWinds hackers targeted Autodesk in latest confirmed fallout from cyber-espionage campaign
The company detected a compromised server that was quickly taken offline, it told the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Evidence suggests Russia’s SVR is still using ‘WellMess’ malware, despite US warnings
It's less clear what APT29 might be doing with the hacking tool, after allegedly using it last summer to try to steal COVID-19 research.
SolarWinds hackers had access to Denmark’s central bank, report says
Meanwhile, investigations into the cyber-espionage activity are ongoing.
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Russian hackers breached Microsoft customer support to try phishing targets in 36 countries
Spies accessed some "basic account information" from a limited number of Microsoft clients.
Ex-US ambassador, anti-corruption activists in Ukraine were targets of suspected Russian phishing
“We are pretty aware of such kinds of threats, and we have training all the time and the protocols to deal with them,” said Ukrainian anti-corruption activist…
Cozy Bear revisits one of its greatest hits, researchers say: election skulduggery
Volexity believes, with moderate confidence, that Cozy Bear is behind the spearphishing campaign with an election fraud lure.
U.S. government accuses Russian companies of recruiting spies, hacking for Moscow
Russia's espionage network allegedly has far-reaching tentacles into the world of contractors and billion dollar firms.