Recently, a number of Russian cyberattacks have gone directly after motorists who search for specific cars online. This is shown by new research.
A new investigation shows that a number of Russian cyberattacks have recently particularly targeted motorists looking for their next car. And that regardless of whether the car is new or used.
– It is about a proven technique, says Jesper Olsen, head of security at Palo Alto Networks in Northern Europe, in a press release .
It is especially fake ads for a used Audi Q7 that lure motorists into the trap. Jesper Olsen believes that Fighting Ursa – a hacker group linked to the Russian intelligence service – is behind it.
The ad is, as it has been seen, particularly aimed at diplomats. In this way, the Russians will hit the IT infrastructure of various countries via attacks from their own embassies.
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Specifically, the attack aims to put malware on the diplomats' computers. In this way, the Russian group gets access to entire computers and networks of foreign countries.
– Phishing through ads for used diplomatic cars is a tactic that has long been used by Russian threat actors, apparently because it has been proven to work.
It is not more than a year ago that Russian hackers used an old, gray BMW as a decoy to enter embassies in Ukraine. However, the Ukrainians can also strike again. Including paralyzing entire charging networks in Russia. Read more about it here .
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