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Fancy Bear

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20 articles stable

Fancy Bear has appeared in 20 articles since 2016-10. Coverage peaked in 2016Q4 with 5 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Russian, Russia, FBI, Microsoft.

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Coverage Timeline

2024-05-03
The Guardian 4 related

Germany says it found evidence that Russian state-backed hacker Fancy Bear was behind a cyberattack in 2023 that took down several German government websites

Investigation finds hacker group linked to Russian intelligence responsible for attacks targeting politicians and defence sector

2024-02-16
Bloomberg 3 related

The US and its allies disrupt access by Russia-backed hacking group APT28, or Fancy Bear, to 1,000+ home and small business routers used for criminal purposes

The US and its allies have disrupted access by a Russian-state sponsored hacking organization to “well over a thousand home …

2022-03-08
Washington Post 9 related

Google: Russia's Fancy Bear launched phishing campaigns against Ukrainians before the invasion and Belarus' Ghostwriter targeted Ukrainian and Polish militaries

Belarus conducted widespread phishing attacks against members of the Polish military as well as Ukrainian officials …

2021-07-02
The Record 16 related

NSA, FBI, and others say Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has been using Kubernetes to run brute force attacks on US and foreign organizations since mid-2019

essentially, trying different passwords until the attackers gained access — and then use other known software vulnerabilities to steal emails, compromise other accounts and collect more data. Tonya Ri...

2021-07-01
The Record 7 related

NSA, FBI, and others say Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has been using Kubernetes to run brute force attacks on US and foreign organizations since mid-2019

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said today that a Russian military cyber unit has been behind a series of brute-force attacks …

2020-09-12
New York Times 9 related

Experts discuss worst-case scenarios for election night, from coordinated social media disinfo campaigns to ransomware targeting voter registration systems

and what to do about it. #GeorgetownLaw's @mattblaze: “this year my nightmares are less about technical mischief and more about logistical breakdown.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @nbcpolitics : With f...

2020-08-14
CyberScoop 3 related

NSA and FBI say Russian state sponsored hacker group Fancy Bear is using a previously undisclosed Linux malware called Drovorub for cyber espionage operations

my favorite thing so far: NSA casually reveals that Drovorub is the codename used by GRU itself (!), and even offers a step-by-step translation https://www.nsa.gov/... https://twitter.com/... @us_cybe...

2020-07-24
Wired

From December 2018 to May of this year, Russia's GRU hacker group known as APT 28 or Fancy Bear has carried out a broad campaign against a range of US targets

A previously unreported Fancy Bear campaign persisted for well over a year—and indicates that the notorious group has broadened its focus. Tweets: @anthomsec , @wired , @dragosinc , @robertmlee , @a_g...

2019-10-29
ZDNet 15 related

Microsoft says hackers from Strontium, also known as Fancy Bear/APT28, are targeting 16 global sporting and anti-doping organizations ahead of 2020 Olympics

Microsoft said APT28 targeted “at least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations.”

2019-08-06
ZDNet 15 related

Microsoft says it blocked Russia-linked hacking group Fancy Bear from using compromised IoT devices to breach enterprise networks in April

Microsoft said it detected Strontium (APT28) targeting VoIP phones, printers, and video decoders.  —  One of Russia's elite state-sponsored hacking groups …

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TEXXR tracks 23 Techmeme articles mentioning Fancy Bear, dating back to October 2016. The biggest stories include Microsoft says hacking group Fancy Bear, linked to the Russian government, exploited the... and Microsoft says Russia-linked Fancy Bear targeted European research groups and think tanks.... Frequently covered alongside Microsoft, FBI, DNC, and NSA.

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2024Q2enterprise -100pts; competition +100pts; regulation +100pts

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