UK, US warn Russian malware spotted in the wild
Cyclops Blink circulating since 2019.
Source: itnews.com.au
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Cyclops Blink circulating since 2019.
Ukraine has been hit by a wave of cyberattacks, while the UK and US have a found new malware they link to Russia’s Sandworm group.
Following the 2018 public exposure of the VPNFilter malware, the Russia-linked Sandworm threat group has developed a replacement malware framework, which has mainly targeted firewall appliances
UK NCSC and US CISA issue joint warning
Joint NCSC CISA advisory attributes a dangerous malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, to Russia’s Sandworm APT, likely a GRU unit, with WatchGuard users at particular risk