FBI, CISA Uncover Tactics Employed by Russian Intelligence Hackers
Apr 27, 2021
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday published a new joint advisory as part of their latest attempts to expose the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) adopted by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in its attacks targeting the U.S and foreign entities. By employing "stealthy intrusion tradecraft within compromised networks," the intelligence agencies said , "the SVR activity—which includes the recent SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise —primarily targets government networks, think tank and policy analysis organizations, and information technology companies and seeks to gather intelligence information." The cyber actor is also being tracked under different monikers, including Advanced Persistent Threat 29 (APT29), the Dukes, CozyBear, and Yttrium. The development comes as the U.S. sanctioned Russia and formally pinn...
