Russian Hackers Use 'WINELOADER' Malware to Target German Political Parties
Russian Hackers Use 'WINELOADER' Malware to Target German Political Parties
23 March 2024
The WINELOADER backdoor used in recent cyber attacks targeting diplomatic entities with wine-tasting phishing lures has been attributed as the handiwork of a hacking group with links to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), which was responsible for breaching SolarWinds and Microsoft.
The findings come from Mandiant, which said Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29, BlueBravo, or