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Microsoft denounces another massive cyberattack by hackers allegedly linked to Russia
Microsoft denounces another massive cyberattack by hackers allegedly linked to Russia
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The American company Microsoft denounced a new wave of cyberattacks against government agencies, expert groups, consultants … 05.28.2021, Sputnik Mundo
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Microsoft Vice President Tom Burt posted on his blog late May 27 that “this wave of attacks targeted approximately 3,000 email accounts in more than 150 different organizations.” suffered most of the attacks, targeted victims represented at least 24 countries. At least a quarter of targeted organizations were involved in international development, humanitarian and human rights work. Nobelium, originally from Russia , is the same actor behind the attacks on SolarWinds customers in 2020. These attacks appear to be a continuation of Nobelium’s multiple efforts to target government agencies involved in foreign policy as part of intelligence gathering efforts. ” The executive said The recent attacks, according to Burt, were possible because Nobelium would have gained access to the account of the A United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Constant Contact, a platform used for email marketing. From there, the hackers distributed emails that appeared authentic but included a link that, when clicked, inserted a malicious file, creating a kind of back door for all manner of malicious activities, from stealing data to infecting other computers on a network. According to Microsoft, many of the attacks that targeted the company’s customers were automatically blocked. At the same time, the executive acknowledged that the combination of attacks, such as the most recent with the previous one, on SolarWinds, increases the chances of collateral damage in espionage operations and undermines trust in the technology ecosystem. “Cyberattacks by nation-states are not slowing down. We need clear rules governing the conduct of nation-states in cyberspace, with clear expectations of the consequences of the violation of those rules, “remarked Burt. Washington blamed Russia for a cyberattack on the company SolarWinds Perpetrated in December 2020 in order to access US intelligence data, Moscow rejected all accusations of cyberattacks, calling them unfounded.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US company Microsoft denounced a new wave of cyberattacks against government agencies, think tanks, consultants and NGOs by the hacker group Nobelium, allegedly related to Russia.
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Microsoft Vice President Tom Burt posted on his blog late May 27 that “this wave of attacks targeted approximately 3,000 email accounts in more than 150 different organizations.”
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“While organizations in the United States suffered most of the attacks, the targeted victims represent at least 24 countries. At least a quarter of the organizations that were targeted were involved in international development, humanitarian and humanitarian work. human rights. Nobelium, originally from Russia, is the same actor behind the attacks on SolarWinds customers in 2020. These attacks appear to be a continuation of Nobelium’s multiple efforts to target government agencies involved in foreign policy as part of of intelligence gathering efforts, “the executive said.
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The recent attacks, according to Burt, were possible because Nobelium would have gained access to the account of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Constant Contact, a platform used for email marketing. From there, the hackers distributed emails that appeared authentic but included a link that, when clicked, inserted a malicious file, creating a kind of back door for all kinds of pernicious activitiesfrom stealing data to infecting other computers on a network.
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According to Microsoft, many of the attacks targeting the company’s customers were automatically blocked.
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“Windows Defender is blocking the malicious program used in this attack. We are also in the process of notifying all of our customers who have been targeted. […] We have no reason to believe that these attacks involve an exploit or vulnerability in Microsoft products or services, “Burt said.
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At the same time, the executive acknowledged that the combination of attacks, such as the most recent with the previous one, on SolarWinds, increases the chances of collateral damage in espionage operations and undermines trust in the tech ecosystem.
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“Cyber attacks by nation-states are not slowing down. We need clear rules governing the conduct of nation-states in cyberspace, with clear expectations of the consequences of violating those rules,” Burt remarked.
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Washington blamed Russia for a cyberattack on the SolarWinds company in December 2020 in order to access US intelligence data.
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Moscow has rejected all accusations of cyber attacks, calling them unfounded.
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