Anti-Russian denial-of-service app actually infects pro-Ukrainian activists

Alexandru_BD

An app which purported to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the internet infrastructure of Russia, was in reality secretly installing malware on to the devices of pro-Ukrainian activists.

As researchers at Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) describe, the Moscow-backed Turla hacking group created a website purporting to belong to Ukraine's Azov regiment.

On the bogus website, users were encouraged to download a tool that would allegedly swamp Russian websites with unwanted traffic.

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https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/anti-russian-denial-of-service-app-actually-infects-pro-ukrainian-activists/