US and UK Cybersecurity Agencies Blames APT28 Gang for Massive Cyberattacks

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Russian cybercriminal organization APT28 has been accused of multiple significant brute force attacks by the UK and US cybersecurity agencies in a joint statement, according to Security Affairs. 

Authorities discovered cybercriminal activities between the middle of 2019 and the beginning of 2021 that targeted many government organizations and enterprises around the world, including energy firms, think tanks, and defense contractors. 

The hackers used a Kubernetes cluster to conduct anonymous brute force attacks, and they went much further to avoid detection by employing Tor and commercial VPN services such as NordVPN, Surfshack, CactusVPN, and…

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