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Google sent over 50,000 warnings of state-sponsored attacks, +33% from same period in 2020

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The data were provided by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which tracks government-backed hacking campaign, which warns of a significant increase in the number of the alert compared to the previous year. This spike is largely due to blocking an unusually large campaign from a Russian actor known as APT28 or Fancy Bear.”

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China-linked APT Curious Gorge targeted Russian govt agencies

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China-linked Curious Gorge APT is targeting Russian government agencies, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that an APT group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF), tracked as Curious Gorge , is targeting Russian government agencies.

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Google warns of APT28 attack attempts against 14,000 Gmail users

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Shane Huntley, the head of the Threat Analysis Group (TAG), wrote on Twitter that his group had sent an above-average batch of government-backed security warnings. . TAG sent a above average batch of government-backed security warnings yesterday.

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APT28 and Upcoming Elections: evidence of possible interference

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Figure 4: Payload stored in “Company” tag of document metadata. APT28 (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , SofacyGroup , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) launched several attacks on democratic institutions in Europe between September and December 2018.