According to a statement by US officials FBIsmashed the cybercrime tool controlled by the Russian military intelligence agency. backed by the Russian government sandworm belonging to hacking group Cyclops Blink means of attack were disabled just before Russia’s plans.
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FBI attacks Russia’s Cyclops Blink botnet
Known to be backed by the Russian government sandworm Cyclops Blink, which has been used by the group since 2019, allows attackers to infiltrate various devices via firmware updates. hackers, it botnet attack attempt It can access compromised networks remotely.
malware, WatchGuard Firebox firewall devices and multiple ASUS router got the model. But the operation initiated by the FBI seems to have succeeded in disrupting this botnet that supports the Russian military intelligence agency.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland, who made statements about the Russian software, Russian military intelligence agency He stated that the botnet, which is controlled by the GRU and is commonly known as GRU, has been interrupted. Garland also said they are concerned it could be used against Ukraine:
“The Russian government has recently used similar infrastructure to attack Ukrainian targets. Fortunately, we were able to break this botnet before it was used. Through close work with international partners, we were able to detect thousands of network hardware devices being infected. Before the botnet was armed We were able to disable the GRU’s control over these devices.”
The US Department of Justice announced that they removed the malware from Watchguard and Asus devices in the operation carried out by the FBI. The ministry also gave Asus and WatchGuard routers permission to copy the Cyclops Blink and send it to their manufacturing partners. In this way, measures can be taken against similar initiatives.
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