UK calls out Russian military intelligence for use of espionage tool

GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre reveals Russian military intelligence are behind the use of sophisticated malware dubbed AUTHENTIC ANTICS. Formal attribution comes as the UK Government sanctions GRU Units and 18 Russian individuals for malicious hybrid operations. The malware steals victims’ login details and tokens to enable long-term access to email accounts.

The Government has today (18 July) exposed Russian military intelligence actors for using previously unknown malicious software to enable espionage against victim email accounts, in a move that will keep the UK and its allies safer.

The National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – has revealed for the first time that the cyber threat group APT 28 has been responsible for deploying this sophisticated malware as part of its operations.

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