The UK and the US identify “Cyclops Blink”, botnet malware tied to the Russian-backed Sandworm hacking group that has been circulating for almost three years
The Russian government's Sandworm group uses previously unseen Cyclops Blink. — Hackers for one of Russia's …
Ars Technica Dan Goodin
Related Coverage
- New Sandworm malware Cyclops Blink replaces VPNFilter NCSC
- View article Silicon Republic
- US and UK Warn of VPNFilter Successor “Cyclops Blink” infosecurity-magazine.com · Phil Muncaster
- New ‘Cyclops Blink’ Malware Linked to Russian State Hackers Targets Firewalls SecurityWeek · Ionut Arghire
- US, UK Agencies Warn of New Russian Botnet Built from Hacked Firewall Devices The Hacker News · Ravie Lakshmanan
- Russian-backed hacker upgrades malware cybernews.com · Damien Black
- US and UK link new Cyclops Blink malware to Russian state hackers Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini
- Russian ‘Cyclops Blink’ malware targets network devices SiliconANGLE · Duncan Riley
- US, UK detail malware tied to Russian hacking group Sandworm that targets Linux scmagazine.com · Derek B. Johnson
- US Warns Of Russian Cyberattacks Against Ukraine Voice of America
- Sandworm Group Deploying New Cyclops Blink Malware Decipher · Dennis Fisher
- Security warning: Hackers are using this new malware to target firewall appliances ZDNet · Danny Palmer
- Russia-linked Sandworm reportedly has retooled with ‘Cyclops Blink’ CyberScoop · Joe Warminsky
- US and UK expose new Russian malware targeting network devices The Record · Catalin Cimpanu
- US, UK link new Cyclops Blink malware to Russian state hackers BleepingComputer · Sergiu Gatlan
Discussion
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@ncsc
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New Sandworm malware Cyclops Blink replaces VPNFilter https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/...
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Rob Joyce
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Cyclops Blink has been targeting devices since 2019. Reboots and updates alone won't remove the #malware, but our joint advisory shares resources to help. @NCSC, @FBI, @CISAgov and @NSAgov #teamwork https://twitter.com/...
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Hackers for one of Russia's most brazen spy agencies have infected home and small-office network devices around the world with previously unseen malware. https://arstechnica.com/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
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Officials said the malware is a “replacement” for VPNFilter, another RU botnet the FBI sinkholed in May 2018 -Report comes as Russia prepares to invade Ukraine, where cyberattacks are expected to be used as cover -Removing the malware is not simple, per: https://twitter.com/...