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Russian hackers hit military mission in Ukraine with info-stealing malware on external drives

Russian hackers hit military mission in Ukraine with info-stealing malware on external drives

Symantec reported a Russian cyber-espionage attack on a military mission in Ukraine starting in February 2025. The attack began with an infected removable drive containing the GammaSteel malware. Built by Russian state-sponsored actor Gamaredon, GammaSteel exfiltrates documents and screenshots, gathers information on antivirus tools and running processes. It remains ongoing via a Windows registry entry. The aggressor, the target, and the information stolen remain undisclosed.

Source: www.techradar.com –

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