Tag: fancy bear
Smart or Stupid? Cybercriminal Group Names Decoded!
It’s known that cybercriminals always try to advance their hacking skills and change attack strategies to evade security deductions. Apart from hiding their identity,...
Russia-linked APT28 Phishes 14,000 Gmail Users in a State-sponsored Phishing Campaign
APT28, a threat group attributed to Russia's General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS) military unit 26165, is targeting...
Russia-based APT28 Linked to Mass Brute-force Attacks Against Cloud Networks
State-sponsored actors from Russia have a long history of cyberattacks across the world. There are numerous cyberespionage campaigns linked to Russian hackers. Recently, the...
Latest Cybersecurity Alert Update CIOs and CTOs Need to Take Note...
Since Aug 2020, there has been a new wave of ransom letters being sent to several organizations by actors posing as “Fancy Bear,” “Armada...
Russia-based APT28 Targets Election Campaigners and Political Organizations
APT28, also known as the “Fancy bear” or “Strontium” threat group, is reportedly backed by the Russian military intelligence agency GRU and has been...
