Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on Nostr: NEW: Microsoft says a government hacking group linked to Russia's FSB used tools ...
NEW: Microsoft says a government hacking group linked to Russia's FSB used tools developed by cybercriminals to target Ukraine's Army and Border guard.
The government hackers' goal was to hide among cybercriminals.
"Using commodity tools allows the threat actor to potentially hide their origin and make attribution more difficult,” Microsoft's director of threat intelligence strategy Sherrod DeGrippo told us.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/russian-government-spies-targeted-ukraine-using-tools-developed-by-cybercriminals/
The government hackers' goal was to hide among cybercriminals.
"Using commodity tools allows the threat actor to potentially hide their origin and make attribution more difficult,” Microsoft's director of threat intelligence strategy Sherrod DeGrippo told us.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/russian-government-spies-targeted-ukraine-using-tools-developed-by-cybercriminals/