Dossier
Secret Blizzard
Coverage of Secret Blizzard in the Nexus archive.
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- Europe strikes out against Russia’s Turla over espionage, ‘destructive attacks’
European governments sanctioned Russian individuals and organizations linked to cyberespionage group Turla and destructive attacks, including FSB's Center 16 and GRU figures. The EU and UK cited Turla's 2010–2023 operations targeting European nations and Poland's 2022 energy grid attack.
- Russian hackers turn Kazuar backdoor into modular P2P botnet
Russian hacker group Secret Blizzard has developed the Kazuar backdoor into a modular peer-to-peer botnet for long-term persistence and data collection. The Kazuar backdoor is now designed for stealth and data collection. This development indicates an advancement in cyber threats.