The names of the hacker group accused of spreading the virus are Gamaredon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Armageddon, Shuckworm. According to American journalists, the openness of cyber attacks determines the relationship of this group with the Russian government and the FSB. Other hackers have been operating secretly, but not these hackers who have allegedly been active since 2014. And they are attacking not only Ukraine, but also other countries.
They infect computers with a simple but effective USB worm that is supposed to spread indiscriminately from USB drives. The virus is always in contact with the servers of “Russian hackers”.
“Gamaredon remains focused [широкий] It is among the targets of Ukraine, but due to the nature of the USB worm, we are seeing signs of possible infection in various countries such as the USA, Vietnam, Chile, Poland and Germany. We are also seeing signs of infection in Hong Kong. All this means that LitterDrifter, like other USB worms, [распространился] Check Point researchers who discovered the virus said it was “beyond its intended targets.”
Source: Ferra
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