Tag: Fancy Bear

  • Unwanted Hotel Guests: Russia’s Fancy Bear

    Experts have long warned that connecting to unknown networks is potentially risky since those who have access to one can spy on traffic. Now FireEye says new research has uncovered signs of a stealthy attack that is intended to steal authentication credentials from hotel patrons’ computers. Read full news article on bankinfosecurity.com  

  • Kremlin’s hackers ‘wield stolen NSA exploit to spy on hotel guests in Europe, Mid East’

    Russian hackers accused of ransacking the US Democratic party’s servers last year may now be targeting hotels in Europe and the Middle East, it is claimed. Miscreants are using various techniques, including the leaked NSA EternalBlue exploit also wielded by the WannaCry malware, to hack into laptops and other devices used by government and business…

  • Russian group that hacked DNC used NSA attack code in attack on hotels

    08/11/2017 2:19 pm Categories: Biz & IT, Policy View non-AMP version at arstechnica.com Enlarge / Part of a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document that was sent to multiple hotels. Read full news article on Technology Lab – Ars Technica  

  • Cyberspies Are Using Leaked NSA Hacking Tools to Spy On Hotels Guests

    An infamous Russian-linked cyber-espionage group has been found re-using the same leaked NSA hacking tool that was deployed in the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks—this time to target Wi-Fi networks to spy on hotel guests in several European countries. Security researchers at FireEye have uncovered an ongoing campaign that remotely steals credentials from high-value guests using…

  • DNC hackers are using leaked NSA tools to spy on hotel guests across Europe

    A group of Russian hackers best known for breaking into the Democratic National Committee have been using a leaked NSA espionage tool to target hotels across Europe in an apparent attempt to spy on specific guests, according to new research published by cybersecurity firm FireEye. The research underscores how nation state-backed cyber espionage outfits are…

  • Microsoft Battles Fancy Bear Hackers – With Lawyers

    Anti-Malware , Breach Preparedness , Data Breach Microsoft Battles Fancy Bear Hackers – With Lawyers Analysis: Malicious Code-Writing Teams Versus Billable Hours: Read full news article on bankinfosecurity.com  

  • Microsoft opens up a new front in the battle against Fancy Bear

    Can anyone – or anything – take on well-resourced nation state hacking groups? Protected by anonymity and plausible deniability, conventional wisdom says not, but conventional wisdom ignores a company like Microsoft wielding a secret weapon with the power to hinder even the cleverest hacking group: Read full news article on Naked Security  

  • Microsoft uses domain names in legal battle against Russian hackers

    Microsoft is taking down suspected Russian hackers using American trademark law, with a year-long legal battle tentatively drawing to a close this week. Microsoft filed suit against the hackers last year for computer intrusion and infringing on its trademarks. Read full news article on The Next Web  

  • Microsoft is quietly fighting a clever war against Russian hacking group Fancy Bear

    While the White House mulls striking up a joint cyber program with Russia, an unlikely vigilante is taking care of business. As the Daily Beast reports, Microsoft has been waging a quiet war against the hacking entity known as Fancy Bear, which is believed to be associated with the GRU, Russia’s covert military intelligence agency.…

  • APT28 targeted Montenegro’s government before it joined NATO, researchers say

    As Montenegro preprepared to join NATO amid growing tensions in the region driven by Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, a hacking group linked to Russian intelligence was actively engaged in a cyber-espionage campaign against Montenegrin government officials, according to U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye. Read full news article on Cyberscoop  

  • Putin: Hackers Are Like Artists, Who Wake Up In A Good Mood & Start Painting

    Just control your laughter, while reading this article. I insist. Read full news article on The Hacker News  

  • Fancy Bear US Election Hackers Doctored Leaked Documents

    The Russian hackers behind the break-in at the Democratic National Committee last summer have been caught engaging in “tainted leaks”—i.e., inserting fake information into stolen documents and then releasing them in a disinformation effort. The first victim of this treatment, according to an investigation by Citizen Lab, was a journalist and noted Kremlin critic David…