Tag: TrueCrypt

ESET discovers Attor, a spy platform with curious GSM fingerprinting

October 10, 2019

ESET researchers discover a previously unreported cyberespionage platform used in targeted attacks against diplomatic missions and governmental institutions, and privacy-concerned users. ESET researchers have discovered a new espionage platform with a complex architecture, a host of measures to make detection and analysis more difficult and two notable features. First, its GSM plugin uses the AT … More ESET discovers Attor, a spy platform with curious GSM fingerprinting

Operation Groundbait: Espionage in Ukrainian war zones

May 18, 2016

In addition to the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, in recent years the country has been facing a significantly higher number of targeted cyberattacks, or so-called advanced persistent threats (APTs). After BlackEnergy, which has, most infamously, facilitated attacks that resulted in power outages for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians, and Operation Potao Express, where … More Operation Groundbait: Espionage in Ukrainian war zones

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