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Two of the Kremlin’s most active hack groups are collaborating, ESET says


Turla is getting a helping hand from Gamaredon. Both are units of Russia’s FSB.

Two of the Kremlin’s most active hacking units recently were spotted collaborating in malware attacks that compromise high-value devices located in Ukraine, security researchers said Friday. Company researchers said it’s possible Turla may have hijacked Gamaredon’s infrastructure in a manner similar to a 2019 event in which the group conducted a hostile takeover of an attack platform belonging to a competing APT working for Iran’s government. Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords.

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