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“Russian” BlackEnergy malware strikes at Ukrainian media and energy firms
"Russian" trojan BlackEnergy makes a comeback in 2015, targeting politically sensitive and strategically important targets in the Ukraine.
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Experts share new insight on Sandworm APT exploits, BlackEnergy malware
The Sandworm Team, a supposed Russian APT group, is known for spreading BlackEnergy malware by way of spear phishing.
Cybercrime
Telebots cybergang toolset reminiscent of BlackEnergy
ESET researchers spotted a unique malicious toolset that was used in targeted cyberattacks to sabotage high-value entities in the Ukrainian
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ICS-CERT: BlackEnergy may be infecting WinCC systems lacking recent patch
BlackEnergy malware may be exploiting a vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC software that was patched in early November.
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BlackEnergy evolving to attack new sectors
Trend Micro is reporting that Russian hackers likely attempted to use BlackEnergy malware to attack a mining operation and railway, in addition to taking down two power plants in the Ukraine in December.
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‘Sandworm Team’ exploits zero-day bug in espionage campaign
A group of cybercriminals believed to be Russian are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability to deliver malware and gather information from various organizations around the world.
APTs/cyberespionage, Cybercrime, Malware, Security News
Clandestine ‘GreyEnergy’ APT group spawned from BlackEnergy, NotPetya actors
Researchers from ESET yesterday exposed a previously undisclosed threat group that descended from TeleBots, the APT group known for launching the BlackEnergy trojan and NotPetya attacks against Ukraine in recent years. Dubbed GreyEnergy, the actor is comparable to the BlackEnergy group (which later changed strategies and became known as TeleBots or Sandworm) in that it…
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BlackEnergy malware deployed using malicious Word docs
Researchers have spotted attackers using malicious Microsoft Word documents distributed via spearphishing emails to spread the Black Energy Trojan in Ukraine.
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New wave of attacks on Ukrainian power plants
Researchers at ESET detected a new wave of cyberattacks on power plants in Ukraine that use different malware than in previous attacks.
APTs/cyberespionage, Cybercrime, Malware, Ransomware, Security News
Researchers: Backdoor malware connects NotPetya culprits to Industroyer attack against Ukraine’s grid
Researchers are pointing to a recently discovered malicious backdoor as a key piece of evidence that apparently links the actors who launched the 2017 NotPetya ransomware attacks with the malicious hackers who disrupted Ukraine’s power grid the year before. The finding potentially helps to confirm ongoing suspicions among cyber experts that these notorious cyber incidents…
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