Latest Russian SVR news

Russian hackers target govt orgs in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks

Microsoft says a hacking group tracked as APT29 and linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) targeted dozens of organizations worldwide, including government agencies, in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 02, 2023
- 03:52 PM
- 2
Russian SVR hackers use Google Drive, Dropbox to evade detection

State-backed hackers part of Russia's Federation Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have switched, for the first time, to using legitimate cloud storage services such as Google Drive to evade detection.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2022
- 08:35 AM
- 0
Russian APT29 hackers' stealthy malware undetected for years

Hackers associated with the Russian Federation Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) continued their incursions on networks of multiple organizations after the SolarWinds supply-chain compromise using two recently discovered sophisticated threats.
- Ionut Ilascu
- January 27, 2022
- 09:23 AM
- 0
France warns of Nobelium cyberspies attacking French orgs

The French national cyber-security agency ANSSI said today that the Russian-backed Nobelium hacking group behind last year's SolarWinds hack has been targeting French organizations since February 2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 06, 2021
- 01:46 PM
- 0
Microsoft: Russian SVR hacked at least 14 IT supply chain firms since May

Microsoft says the Russian-backed Nobelium threat group behind last year's SolarWinds hack is still targeting the global IT supply chain, with 140 resellers and technology service providers attacked and at least 14 breached since May 2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 25, 2021
- 04:37 AM
- 0
New Tomiris backdoor likely developed by SolarWinds hackers

Kaspersky security researchers have discovered a new backdoor likely developed by the Nobelium hacking group behind last year's SolarWinds supply chain attack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 29, 2021
- 12:09 PM
- 0
Autodesk reveals it was targeted by Russian SolarWinds hackers

Autodesk has confirmed that it was also targeted by the Russian state hackers behind the large-scale SolarWinds Orion supply-chain attack, almost nine months after discovering that one of its servers was backdoored with Sunburst malware.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 02, 2021
- 07:30 AM
- 0
DOJ: SolarWinds hackers breached emails from 27 US Attorneys’ offices

The US Department of Justice says that the Microsoft Office 365 email accounts of employees at 27 US Attorneys' offices were breached by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) during the SolarWinds global hacking spree.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 30, 2021
- 08:12 PM
- 0
Google: Russian SVR hackers targeted LinkedIn users with Safari zero-day

Google security researcher shared more information on four security vulnerabilities also known as zero-days, unknown before they discovered them being exploited in the wild earlier this year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 14, 2021
- 12:56 PM
- 3
Nobelium hackers accessed Microsoft customer support tools

Microsoft says they have discovered new attacks conducted by the Russian state-sponsored Nobelium hacking group, including a hacked Microsoft support agent's computer that exposed customer's subscription information.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 26, 2021
- 12:11 PM
- 0
Russian state hackers switch targets after US joint advisories

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) operators have switched their attacks to target new vulnerabilities in reaction to US govt advisories published last month with info on SVR tactics, tools, techniques, and capabilities used in ongoing attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 07, 2021
- 11:29 AM
- 0
US government confirms Russian SVR behind the SolarWinds hack

The United States government is formally accusing the Russian government of the SolarWinds supply-chain attack that gave hackers access to the network of multiple U.S. agencies and private tech sector companies.
- Ionut Ilascu
- April 15, 2021
- 10:54 AM
- 11
NSA: Top 5 vulnerabilities actively abused by Russian govt hackers

A joint advisory from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warn that the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is exploiting five vulnerabilities in attacks against U.S. organizations and interests.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 15, 2021
- 09:29 AM
- 0