GINC-APT-0595 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

UAC-0094

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
Russia(high confidence)
Sources
4 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0595 · uac-0094

What it is

State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine spotted a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at gaining access to users’ Telegram accounts. The Ukrainian CERT attributes the hacking campaign to threat actors tracked as UAC-0094. Threat actors are targeting Telegram users by sending Telegram messages with malicious links to the Telegram website in order to gain unauthorized access to the records and transfer a one-time code from SMS.

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Cyber Eye RAT
  • CyberGate
  • Hacking Team UEFI Rootkit

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de