Elite hackers with ties to Russia’s military intelligence service have been linked to massive phishing efforts that targeted hundreds of people in Ukraine in an effort to gather information and sway opinion about the conflict.
The attacks are a continuation of the “group’s 2022 focus on targeting webmail users in Eastern Europe,” according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which is keeping an eye on the actions of the actor going by the moniker FROZENLAKE.
The state-sponsored cyber actor is very active and skilled. It is also known as APT28, Fancy Bear, Forest Blizzard, Iron Twilight, Sednit, and Sofacy. It has been conducting espionage on the military, government, and media organizations since read more Google TAG Warns of Russian Hackers Conducting Phishing Attacks in Ukraine.
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