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Novel BEATDROP and BOOMMIC Malware Families Used by APT29: Phishing Campaigns with HTML Smuggling Techniques, Long-Term Access for Espionage Purposes
Novel BEATDROP and BOOMMIC Malware Families Used by APT29: Phishing Campaigns with HTML Smuggling Techniques, Long-Term Access for Espionage Purposes

APT29 is a Russian state-sponsored espionage group also referred to by cybersecurity experts as Nobelium APT. The breadth of their attacks corresponds to Russia’s present geopolitical goals. Their latest attacks are characterized by utilizing BEATDROP and BEACON loaders to deploy BOOMMIC (VaporRage) malware. Security analysts report that the latest phishing campaigns were crafted to target […]

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Silent Operation of APT29 Lasts for Years
Silent Operation of APT29 Lasts for Years

Delaware, USA – October 18, 2019 – The campaign of the Russian APT group began in 2013 and remained undetected until recently. Researchers from ESET named it Operation Ghost, its targets were the US embassy of a European Union, as well as ministries of foreign affairs in several European countries. In addition to the well-known […]

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