Google: Iranian, regional hacking operations that target Israel remain opportunistic but focused

Objectives from the hacking groups include espionage, information operations or destructive activities, researchers say.

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Microsoft Executives Hacked

Microsoft is reporting that a Russian intelligence agency—the same one responsible for SolarWinds—accessed the email system of the company’s executives.

Beginning in late November 2023, the threat actor used a password spray attack to compromise a legacy non-production test tenant account and gain a foothold, and then used the account’s permissions to access a very small percentage of Microsoft corporate email accounts, including members of our senior leadership team and employees in our cybersecurity, legal, and other functions, and exfiltrated some emails and attached documents. The investigation indicates they were initially targeting email accounts for information related to Midnight Blizzard itself. …

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Ukraine Claims Destruction of 280 Russian Servers, 2 Petabytes Lost

By Deeba Ahmed
Ukraine Reports Multiple Cyberattacks on Critical Russian Government Infrastructure and Private Companies, Leading to Nationwide Disruption and Massive Data Loss.
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HPE Says Russian Government Hackers Had Access to Emails for 6 Months

HPE told the SEC that Russian state-sponsored threat group Midnight Blizzard had access to an email system for several months.
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US, UK, Australia Sanction Russian Man Over Ransomware Attack on Healthcare Insurer 

US, UK and Australia announce sanctions against Alexander Ermakov for his role in the 2022 ransomware attack on healthcare insurer Medibank. 
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US, UK, Australia sanction Russian national after major Australian ransomware attack

The October 2022 attack targeted Australia’s largest private health insurer, Medibank.

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Russian foreign intelligence hackers gain access to top Microsoft officials, company says

Microsoft said the SVR attack “was not the result of a vulnerability” in its products or services.

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Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Email Data from Senior Execs

A Russian government-backed hacking team broke into Microsoft’s corporate network and stole emails and attachments from senior executives.
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