French government sites disrupted by très grande DDoS

March 12, 2024 at 02:33AM French government websites have been hit by a severe distributed denial of service attack. The attack, attributed to “Anonymous Sudan,” was assisted by Russian actors. Despite no disclosed motive, it’s speculated to be tied to European involvement in Ukraine. The attack disrupted various government departments, including the Prime Minister’s office. … Read more

Russian Cyberspies Exploit Roundcube Flaws Against European Governments

February 19, 2024 at 08:03AM Recorded Future alerts about Winter Vivern, a Russian cyberespionage group, exploiting Roundcube webmail servers to target European government and military entities. The group also attacked infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia, aligned with Russian and Belarusian interests. Social engineering and XSS vulnerabilities are being used to gain access for intelligence … Read more

Russian APT ‘Winter Vivern’ Targets European Government, Military

February 17, 2024 at 03:07AM Winter Vivern, a Russia-aligned threat group, exploited cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Roundcube webmail servers across Europe, primarily targeting government, military, and national infrastructure in Georgia, Poland, and Ukraine. Using social engineering techniques and a zero-day exploit, they gained unauthorized access to mail servers, potentially for cyber-espionage serving the interests of … Read more