Tag: Belarus

Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

July 30, 2015

Attackers spying on high-value targets in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, and their TrueCrypt-encrypted data We presented our initial findings based on research into the Win32/Potao malware family in June, in our CCCC 2015 presentation in Copenhagen. Today, we are releasing the full whitepaper on the Potao malware with additional findings, the cyberespionage campaigns where it was … More Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

Have botnet, will travel: Polish consulates in Belarus under cyberattack

January 29, 2015

Belarusians who wish to obtain a visa need to fill out a form to schedule an appointment at the consulate. The form needs to be filed on specific dates (for example, the applications for January 2015 were scheduled for December 20th and 21st) and the number of available appointments is very limited. According to multiple … More Have botnet, will travel: Polish consulates in Belarus under cyberattack