Commercial Spyware Vendors Have a Copycat in Top Russian APT

August 30, 2024 at 01:42PM APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and Midnight Blizzard, conducted exploit campaigns using n-day mobile exploits previously employed by commercial spyware vendors. Google’s Threat Analysis Group found that these campaigns were initiated through a watering hole attack on Mongolian government websites, aiming to infect devices with iOS and Android vulnerabilities. … Read more

Commercial Spyware Vendors Have a Copycat in Top Russian APT

August 30, 2024 at 01:05PM Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered a series of exploit campaigns perpetrated by a Russian-backed threat actor targeting the Mongolian government websites, delivering mobile exploits previously utilized by commercial spyware vendors Intellexa and NSO Group. The campaigns aimed to hijack visitors’ devices by exploiting iOS and Chrome vulnerabilities, posing an … Read more

Russian Hackers Exploit Safari and Chrome Flaws in High-Profile Cyberattack

August 29, 2024 at 12:24PM Cybersecurity researchers discovered in-the-wild exploit campaigns using patched flaws in Apple Safari and Google Chrome to infect mobile users with malware, attributed to a Russian state-backed threat actor. The campaigns were observed between November 2023 and July 2024, featuring watering hole attacks on Mongolian government websites. N-day exploits were effectively … Read more