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Russia-Linked Hackers Hit iOS, Android Devices With Exploit Chains via Watering Holes
The large-scale watering hole campaign has been targeting entities in the US and Europe, mainly in Ukraine.
Summary
The large-scale watering hole campaign has been targeting entities in the US and Europe, mainly in Ukraine. Russian state-sponsored threat actor Midnight Blizzard is believed to have targeted iOS and Android users in Europe and the US with zero-click exploits targeting n-day vulnerabilities, cybersecurity firm Sekoia reports. Also known as APT29, Cozy Bear, The Dukes, Nobelium, and Yttrium, and believed to be sponsored by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Midnight Blizzard is known for targeting government organizations, diplomats, IT services providers, and NGOs for intelligence gathering.
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