Tag: SEABORGIUM

Star Blizzard hackers improve sophistication, evasion techniques in ongoing cyber attacks, Microsoft reveals

Star Blizzard hackers improve sophistication, evasion techniques in ongoing cyber attacks, Microsoft reveals

Microsoft Threat Intelligence revealed that it is actively monitoring and thwarting malicious activities carried out by a Russian state-sponsored hacker group known as Star Blizzard. The group has notably enhanced its ability to evade detection since 2022 while maintaining its…

Russian FSB hacker Star Blizzard targeting organizations using spear-phishing campaigns

Russian FSB hacker Star Blizzard targeting organizations using spear-phishing campaigns

Global security agencies published Thursday a cybersecurity advisory warning of a Russian-based hacker group, Star Blizzard (formerly known as SEABORGIUM and also referred to as Callisto Group/TA446/COLDRIVER/TAG-53/BlueCharlie) with links to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), is actively targeting organizations…

SEABORGIUM, TA453 continue spearphishing attacks against organizations, UK NCSC warns

SEABORGIUM, TA453 continue spearphishing attacks against organizations, UK NCSC warns

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) disclosed that Russia-based SEABORGIUM and Iran-based TA453 hacker groups continue to use spear-phishing attacks against targeted organizations and individuals in the U.K., and other areas of interest, primarily for information gathering activity. “Throughout…

Recorded Future details TAG-53 activity used for Russia-aligned espionage operations

Recorded Future details TAG-53 activity used for Russia-aligned espionage operations

Cybersecurity company Recorded Future profiled threat activity group TAG-53’s credential harvesting infrastructure used for Russia-aligned espionage operations. The group’s activity was identified through a combination of network intelligence and analysis derived from open-source reporting. TAG-53 has used domains masquerading as…

SEABORGIUM APT group targets defense, NGOs, think tanks, higher education in NATO countries, especially in US, UK

SEABORGIUM APT group targets defense, NGOs, think tanks, higher education in NATO countries, especially in US, UK

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) disclosed Monday that it has observed and taken actions to disrupt campaigns launched by SEABORGIUM, a hacker group that the software giant has tracked since 2017. Initially from Russia, the group has been identified…