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Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers

Enterprises in Russia have emerged as the target of three threat activity clusters tracked as NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls, according to multiple reports from Kaspersky. The cybersecurity vendor said it has identified attacks mounted by NightEagle (aka APT-Q-95), a threat actor known to be active since at least 2023, that involve new techniques for persistence and lateral movement.

By The Hacker News

16 September 20261 min read

Cybersecurity, Cryptography & Digital Trust

Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers

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