FBI warns of Russian hacks targeting US critical infrastructure
The Russian group Static Tundra exploits a decade-old Cisco flaw to stealthily collect network device data from thousands of US critical infrastructure systems, aiding long-term espionage.
- The FBI and Cisco Talos warn that Russian hackers linked to the FSB's Center 16 unit are targeting critical infrastructure organizations across multiple sectors and regions.
- The hackers exploit vulnerabilities like CVE-2018-0171 to gain unauthorized access and modify configurations on networking devices.
- The group, known as Berserk Bear or Static Tundra, has maintained access to victim systems for years and its activity against Ukrainian targets has increased since the 2022 invasion.
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FBI warns of Russian hacks targeting US critical infrastructure
Hackers associated with some of Russia’s most prolific cyber espionage units have over the last year been leveraging a vulnerability in older Cisco software to target thousands of networking devices associated with critical infrastructure IT systems, the FBI and Cisco said on Wednesday.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that hackers linked to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) are targeting critical infrastructure organizations in attacks exploiting a 7-year-old vulnerability in Cisco devices. [...]
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