DustSquad
Also known as Nomadic Octopus
Prodaft researchers have published a report on Paperbug, a cyber-espionage campaign carried out by suspected Russian-speaking group Nomadic Octopus and which targeted entities in Tajikistan. According to Prodaft, known compromised victims included high-ranking government officials, telcos, and public service infrastructures. Compromised devices also included OT devices, besides your typical computers, servers, and mobile devices. In typical Prodaft fashion, the company also gained access to one of the group's C&C server backend panels.
CVEs in recent coverage
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Recent victims
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ATT&CK techniques
Recent activity
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References
- https://securelist.com/octopus-infested-seas-of-central-asia/88200/
- https://www.prodaft.com/m/reports/PAPERBUG_TLPWHITE-1.pdf
- https://www.virusbulletin.com/conference/vb2018/abstracts/nomadic-octopus-cyber-espionage-central-asia/
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0133
- https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77165/apt/russia-linked-apt-dustsquad.html
- https://www.securityweek.com/russia-linked-hackers-target-diplomatic-entities-central-asia
- https://www.virusbulletin.com/uploads/pdf/conference_slides/2018/Cherepanov-VB2018-Octopus.pdf
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