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Washington Post: Russian hacker group exploits satellites to steal data, hide tracks
A group of sophisticated Russian-speaking hackers is exploiting commercial satellites to siphon sensitive data from diplomatic and military agencies in the United States and in Europe as well as to mask their location, a security firm said in a new report.
The group, which some researchers refer to as Turla, after the name of the malicious software it uses, also has targeted government organizations, embassies and companies in Russia, China and dozens of other countries, as well as research groups and pharmaceutical firms, said Stefan Tanase, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm with analysts around the world.
Turla has used this technique for at least eight years, which reflects a degree of sophistication and creativity generally not seen among advanced hacker groups, Tanase said.
WNU Editor: My uncle was a director in the former Soviet Union's military satellite division. I asked him years ago on how secure are these networks .... his answer .... not at all. That was 30 years ago .... I do not know how secure these networks are today, but I do know that hackers and spies are far more sophisticated and capable to intercept communications than what they were during the Cold War.
More News On Reports That Russian Spies Are Able To Intercept Satellite Data From Western Diplomatic And Military Agencies
Russian-Speaking Hackers Tap Satellite Internet Connections -- WSJ
Russian Spy Gang Hijacks Satellite Links to Steal Data -- Wired
Meet Turla, The Russian Hacking Group Using Commercial Satellites To Spy On US, Europe -- IBTimes
State cyberspies wriggle into satellites for super-duper sneaky ops -- The Register
Russian-Speaking Hackers Hijack Satellite Links To Hide Cyberspying Operation -- Dark Reading
How highly advanced hackers (ab)used satellites to stay under the radar -- Ars Technnica
1 comment:
This is not a surprise, after the revelations on what the NSA has done, one has to assume that everyone is doing it, if you don't want it known don't put it on a computer.
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