“World-class” Russian hacker wanted by FBI and arrested in Thailand is likely GRU officer Aleksey Lukashev

On Nov. 12, Thai cyber police announced the arrest of a 35-year-old Russian citizen on the island of Phuket, adding that the unnamed suspect stands wanted in the United States on charges of hacking government institutions in Europe and the U.S. The Russian national was detained in a joint operation with the FBI, which had informed Thai authorities that he had entered the country on Oct. 30 and checked into a hotel in the Thalang District. The independent outlet Vot Tak noted that among the GRU hackers officially wanted by the FBI, only one matches the age stated by Thai police — Aleksey Lukashev.

GONEPOSTAL Malware Espionage | Cyber | Kroll

Kroll has observed GONEPOSTAL malware used in an espionage campaign attributed to KTA007 (Fancy Bear, APT28). Read more

Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: Analyzing LAMEHUG – First Known LLM-Powered Malware with Links to APT28 (Fancy Bear) 

LAMEHUG is an LLM-powered malware discovered by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA). According to CERT-UA, LAMEHUG has links to APT28 (Fancy Bear).

Zimbra CVE-2024-27443 XSS Flaw Hits 129K Servers, Sednit Suspected

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Russian military hackers attack NATO logistics

A Russian state-sponsored hacker group has been conducting a large-scale cyberattack against logistics and technology companies involved in delivering international assistance to Ukraine since 2022. At least 13 NATO member countries and Ukraine have been targeted.

Russische Hacker sehr aktiv: Fancy Bear attackiert Rüstungslieferanten der Ukraine

Hersteller sowjetischer Waffentechnik außerhalb von Russland sind das Rückgrat der ukrainischen Verteidigung. Doch diese Firmen in Bulgarien, Rumänien und der Ukraine selbst sind offenbar leichte Beute für Fancy Bear, ein berüchtigtes Kreml-Hackerteam.

#OpAPT28 by Anonymous - APT28 - Fancy Bear

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