Simple ‘FrostyGoop’ malware responsible for turning off Ukrainians’ heat in January attack

The attack is the latest in a string targeting Ukrainian critical infrastructure and illustrates the growing ease of targeting industrial systems.

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Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility

Researchers from the Google-owned firm conclude that Sandworm personas are linked to several recent attacks on critical infrastructure. 

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Cybersecurity firm suspects Russia-linked hacking group behind cyberattack on Texas water facility

Tom Olson reports: A hacking group with ties to the Russian government is suspected of carrying out a cyberattack in January that caused a tank at a Texas water facility to overflow, experts from US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Wednesday. The attac… Continue reading Cybersecurity firm suspects Russia-linked hacking group behind cyberattack on Texas water facility

Recent OT and Espionage Attacks Linked to Russia’s Sandworm, Now Named APT44

Mandiant summarizes some of the latest operations of Russia’s notorious Sandworm group, which it now tracks as APT44.
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Forescout Report Uncovers New Details in Danish Energy Hack

By Deeba Ahmed
The attacks, potentially linked to Russian APT Sandworm, exploited vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls.
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Sandworm probably wasn’t behind Danish critical infrastructure cyberattack, report says

A hacking campaign thought to be attributed to the infamous Russian hacking group may have been the work of a different hacking group, Forescout researchers said in a new report.

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Russian hackers disrupted Ukrainian electrical grid last year

The notorious Russian hacking group known as Sandworm took down a substation that caused a brief outage, according to a new Mandiant report.

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