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Energetic Bear
Berserk Bear (aka Crouching Yeti, Dragonfly, Dragonfly 2.0, DYMALLOY, Energetic Bear, Havex, IRON LIBERTY, Koala, or TeamSpy) is a Russian cyber espionage group, sometimes known as an advanced persistent threat. According to the United States, the group is composed of " FSB hackers," either those directly employed by the FSB or Russian civilian, criminal hackers coerced into contracting as FSB hackers while still freelancing or moonlighting as criminal hackers. Four accused Berserk Bear participants, three FSB staff and one civilian, have been indicted in the United States and are regarded by the United States Department of Justice as fugitives. Activities Berserk Bear specializes in compromising utilities infrastructure, especially that belonging to companies responsible for water or energy distribution. It has performed these activities in at least Germany and the U.S. These operations are targeted towards surveillance and technical reconnaissance. Berserk Bear has also targeted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advanced Persistent Threat
An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a stealthy threat actor, typically a nation state or state-sponsored group, which gains unauthorized access to a computer network and remains undetected for an extended period. In recent times, the term may also refer to non-state-sponsored groups conducting large-scale targeted intrusions for specific goals. Such threat actors' motivations are typically political or economic. Every major business sector has recorded instances of cyberattacks by advanced actors with specific goals, whether to steal, spy, or disrupt. These targeted sectors include government, defense, financial services, legal services, industrial, telecoms, consumer goods and many more. Some groups utilize traditional espionage vectors, including social engineering, human intelligence and infiltration to gain access to a physical location to enable network attacks. The purpose of these attacks is to install custom malware (malicious software). The median "dwell-time", th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service
The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service (EFIS; et, Välisluureamet, ''VLA'') is the foreign intelligence service of the Republic of Estonia. The Foreign Intelligence Service coordinates with all Estonian intelligence functions, collects intelligence concerning foreign interests and activities, and transmits information to the President, Prime Minister, the General Staff of the Estonian Defence Forces, the Interior Minister, the Foreign Minister, and the Minister of Defence. the Director General of the Foreign Intelligence Service is . History Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service was first formed in 1992 as Intelligence Service (''Eesti Vabariigi Riigikantselei Teabeteenistus''). In 2001 service was reformed under the Security Authorities Act as Estonian Information Board (''Teabeamet''). On July 1, 2017, it was renamed again as Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service. Mission The stated mission of the Foreign Intelligence Service is to ensure Estonia’s national securi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cybercrime
A cybercrime is a crime that involves a computer or a computer network.Moore, R. (2005) "Cyber crime: Investigating High-Technology Computer Crime," Cleveland, Mississippi: Anderson Publishing. The computer may have been used in committing the crime, or it may be the target. Cybercrime may harm someone's security or finances. There are many privacy concerns surrounding cybercrime when confidential information is intercepted or disclosed, lawfully or otherwise. Internationally, both governmental and non-state actors engage in cybercrimes, including espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes. Cybercrimes crossing international borders and involving the actions of at least one nation-state are sometimes referred to as cyberwarfare. Warren Buffett describes cybercrime as the "number one problem with mankind" and said that cybercrime "poses real risks to humanity." A 2014 report sponsored by McAfee estimated that cybercrime resulted in $445 billion in annual dama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Advanced Persistent Threat Groups
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Information Technology In Russia
The Information technology sector in Russia employed around 300,000 people in 2012, and contributed 1.2% of the country's GDP in 2015. The sector is concentrated in the cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg. History The Russian IT sector drew comparatively little from Soviet-era institutions. Russian IT companies were started in the early 1990s by founders with an academic background seeking to find a place in the new market economy. Piracy was widespread in the country, with an estimated 90% of all software in Russia being pirated in 1997. In the 1990s, companies such as Vist began assembling computers out of foreign-made components, targeting small businesses and families who could not afford foreign brands like IBM and Compaq. DVM Computer gained some traction in the laptop market with its RoverBook brand. The Russian Computer Association (Российская компьютерная ассоциация) was the trade association representing the sector. In 1997 Yandex was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacking In The 2020s
Hacking may refer to: Places * Hacking, an area within Hietzing, Vienna, Austria People * Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking (1884–1950), British Conservative politician * Ian Hacking (born 1936), Canadian philosopher of science * David Hacking, 3rd Baron Hacking (born 1938), British barrister and peer Sports * Hacking (falconry), the practice of raising falcons in captivity then later releasing into the wild * Hacking (rugby), tripping an opposing player * Pleasure riding, horseback riding for purely recreational purposes, also called hacking * Shin-kicking, an English martial art also called hacking Technology * Hacker, a computer expert with advanced technical knowledge ** Hacker culture, activity within the computer programmer subculture * Security hacker, someone who breaches defenses in a computer system ** Cybercrime, which involves security hacking * Phone hacking Phone hacking is the practice of exploring a mobile device often using computer exploi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Bear
Fancy Bear (also known as APT28 (by Mandiant), Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group (by Kaspersky), Sednit, Tsar Team (by FireEye) and STRONTIUM (by Microsoft)) is a Russian cyber espionage group. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has said with a medium level of confidence that it is associated with the Russian military intelligence agency GRU. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as security firms SecureWorks, ThreatConnect, and Mandiant, have also said the group is sponsored by the Russian government. In 2018, an indictment by the United States Special Counsel identified Fancy Bear as GRU Unit 26165. The name "Fancy Bear" comes from a coding system security researcher Dmitri Alperovitch uses to identify hackers. Likely operating since the mid-2000s, Fancy Bear's methods are consistent with the capabilities of state actors. The group targets government, military, and security organizations, especially Transcaucasian and NATO-aligned states. Fancy Bear is thought to be re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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