The US says the FBI disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage operation by inspecting FSB's Snake malware and decrypting and decoding its communications
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Discussion
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@evanwolf@mastodon.social
Phil Wolff
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Even #malware needs a Red Team. https://cyberscoop.com/... #cybersecurity
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@runasand
Runa Sandvik
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The DOJ says U.S. agencies, along with agencies from each of the Five Eyes, have disrupted a network of infected computers controlled by Russia's FSB. The unit, also known as Turla, has used malware to steal sensitive documents for nearly 20 years. 1/ https://www.justice.gov/...
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@hatr
Hakan
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The U.S. “has monitored FSB officers assigned to Turla conducting daily operations using Snake from a known FSB facility in Ryazan, Russia” https://www.justice.gov/... More on #Turla's Ryazan-connection can be found in our investigation https://interaktiv.br.de/... cc @FlorianFla…
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@fbi
@fbi
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Yesterday, the #FBI led a multiagency, global disruption against Snake malware, considered the most sophisticated cyberespionage tool designed by the Russian FSB. How did we do it? Strong partnerships were the key. Read more: https://www.justice.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
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@c_c_krebs
Chris Krebs
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.@TheJusticeDept & @FBI with another Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 41(b) disruption flex. https://www.justice.gov/...
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@shashj
Shashank Joshi
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FSB cyber operators have a pretty good work ethic (or work in shifts): “Daily operations using Snake have been carried out from an FSB facility in Ryazan, Russia, with an increase in Snake activity during FSB working hours in Ryazan, approximately 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM” https://twit…
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@ericgeller
Eric Geller
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Big news: The U.S. has crippled one of Russia's most sophisticated pieces of cyber espionage malware, used worldwide for almost 20 yrs. https://www.justice.gov/... Authorities remotely accessed hacked computers & deployed a tool they built to trick the malware into crippling itse…
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@gordoncorera
Gordon Corera
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New - joint cyber advisory from UK's NCSC and US CISA detailing ‘Snake’ - said to be 'the most sophisticated cyber espionage tool in the FSB's arsenal'. Goes back to 2003 with this image often embedded. https://www.cisa.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
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@cisacyber
@cisacyber
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🌐🤝@CISAgov & global partners join forces to unveil Joint #Cybersecurity Advisory on Russia's FSB-backed 🐍 “Snake” Malware - a highly sophisticated cyber espionage tool. Arm your organization with our extensive 50-page advisory & stay protected!🛡️ https://cisa.gov/... https://twit…