Hackers interfere with the Internet traffic of the embassy, which introduces malicious software as part of the Reconnaissance collection operation.
Russian hackers organized cyberspions, aimed at foreign diplomatic missions in Moscow. On Thursday, July 31, Bloomberg reported,
According to media reports, the Turla Group, better known as Secret Blizzard, has been masked on harmful software for the antivirus of the famous company Kaspersky Lab.
According to a Microsoft report, this operation has been part of a major Cyberspion campaign, provided for the use of Internet providers in Russia for hacking. Hackers redirect the traffic of embassy, which contributes to their devices using spy software to get intelligence information. However, Microsoft is restrained from the name of specific attacks.
Apolloshow’s malicious software can dedicate data from victims’ devices, which activates their Internet, including confidential accounts and web pages.
According to Microsoft experts, Russian communication interception systems, such as the system of operating (SORMS), is a critical tool for implementing such campaigns. Russian law -supported mechanisms are actively used by FSB, intelligence services and other law enforcement agencies.
The Kaspersky Laboratory Company has confirmed that he has nothing to do with this activity. The brand representative explained that popular companies often become a bait for those who attack without their knowledge and call the programs to download exclusively from official resources.
The Turla group has operated more than one -quarter of a century, and, according to US government representatives, this organization is included in the FSB structure of Russia. At the same time, Kaspersky Laboratory products are prohibited for sale in the United States, as American intelligence agencies pass the assumptions about the influence of Russian authorities in the company.
Remember that in Russia there are serious problems with air transportation. Aeroflot announced the removal of more than 40 flights from Moscow due to “failure of information systems”. The responsibility for attacking was taken by two hackers – quiet crow and the cyber partisans.
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