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Objectives from the hacking groups include espionage, information operations or destructive activities, researchers say.
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The commercial spyware industry continues to supply highly advanced surveillance capabilities despite efforts to better regulate it.
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The group, tracked as “Cold River,” has previously targeted U.S. nuclear facilities and other high-profile targets around the world.
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Despite an August patch, Russian and Chinese state-backed hackers are using a vulnerability in the popular software to carry out espionage.
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Russian hacking operations in support of intelligence gathering and information operations related to the war show no signs of slowing down.
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The operations are just the latest example of the proliferation of sophisticated spyware among private vendors, Google says.
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Google’s report on the Ukraine war shows how Russia executed information operations and hacking campaigns to gain an advantage in cyberspace.
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The notorious hacking group used the Halloween tragedy that killed more than 150 people to trick South Koreans into downloading malware.
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Google says it has deployed patches for zero-day vulnerabilities that a Spanish tech company may have used to develop spyware.
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Security researchers linked the program to the so-called Charming Kitty Iranian hacker group known to carry out intelligence operations.
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