Russian hackers are targeting European embassies, according to new report

guest · Apr 22, 2019

Russian hackers are targeting European embassies, according to new report
The attacks likely weren’t state-sponsored
April 22, 2019
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/22/18508172/russian-hackers-united-states-embassy-cyber-attack

Russian hackers recently attacked a number of European embassies around the world by emailing malicious attachments disguised as official State Department documents to officials, according to a new report from Check Point Research.

They typically emailed the officials Microsoft Excel sheets with malicious macros that appeared to have originated from the State Department. Once opened, the hackers were able to gain full control of the infected computer by weaponizing installed software called TeamViewer, a popular remote access service.

The hackers appeared to be highly sophisticated, carefully planning out the attacks, using decoy documents tailored to their victim’s interests, and targeting specific government officials
While Russian in origin, it’s unlikely that these attacks were state-sponsored. One perpetrator was traced back a hacking and carding forum [...]
Due to the attackers’ background in the illegal carding community, Check Point suggested that they could have been “financially motivated.”
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Check Point: FINTEAM: Trojanized TeamViewer Against Government Targets

itman · Apr 22, 2019

Updated 4/22/19 at 12:20 p.m. EST: The previous headline suggested that the Russian hackers attacked U.S. embassies, when the attackers targeted European embassies. The article has been updated to clarify this.

EASTER · Apr 22, 2019

itman said: ↑

Updated 4/22/19 at 12:20 p.m. EST: The previous headline suggested that the Russian hackers attacked U.S. embassies, when the attackers targeted European embassies. The article has been updated to clarify this.
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Thanks for the updated clarification on that.

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