Russia-linked group APT UAC-0063 launched a cyber espionage campaign, targeting Kazakhstan as part of its efforts to acquire economic and political intelligence data from Central Asia. This was initially detailed by the Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team in 2023. The group utilized malware like HATVIBE, CHERRYSPY, and STILLARCH, and managed to avoid security solutions by using advanced techniques.
FBI to ‘remove’ this nasty malware that’s affected 2.5 million PCs
The FBI has contained a Chinese-origin malware named PlugX that infiltrated USB drives and 2.5 million devices worldwide. The agency used a court order to