FireEye has identified a group of state-backed hackers the company says is responsible for a new advanced persistent threat that is designed to evade detection. FireEye said Wednesday the APT29 group behind the Hammertoss malware originates from Russia and is supported by the Kremlin. “The novel approach APT29 takes to …
Read More »FireEye Study: Chinese Hacker Group Uses Obfuscation Method to Target Websites
FireEye has collaborated with Microsoft to analyze a command and control obfuscated tool that attempted to compromise the security of a Microsoft-run information technology community portal. FireEye said Thursday it determined that the China-based hacker group APT17 employed an obfuscation method to encode C2 communications on Microsoft TechNet website’s profile …
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