Successful operations against Russian Sandworm and Strontium groups targeting Ukraine revealed

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:23:30 +0000

Two announcements in two days detail operations against GRU-controlled infrastructure

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:03:45 +0000

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate “Hydra,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups.

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Cyclops Blink malware: US and UK authorities issue alert

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:38:34 +0000

US and UK authorities have attributed the newly found malware Cyclops Blink to the Russian state-sponsored Sandworm group.

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