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Turla APT group used a new backdoor in attacks against Afghanistan, Germany and the US

Security Affairs

The attacks against entities in Afghanistan took place prior to the Taliban’s recent takeover of the government in the country and the withdrawal of all military forces of the United States and its allies. The threat actors are using the backdoorsince at least 2020. Threat actors targeted the previous Afghan government, Talos speculates.

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The History of Malware: A Primer on the Evolution of Cyber Threats

IBM Big Data Hub

In the case of double-extortion ransomware attacks, malware is used to not only encrypt the victim’s data but also exfiltrate sensitive files, such as customer information, which attackers then threaten to release publicly. Once taking root, Mydoom would hijack a victim’s computer to email out more copies of itself.