Turla (malware)
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Turla or Uroboros is a Trojan package that is suspected by computer security researchers and Western intelligence officers to be the product of a Russian government agency of the same name.[1][2][3]
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Malware[edit]
Turla has been targeting governments and militaries since at least 2008.[2][4][5]
In December 2014 there was evidence of it targeting the Linux operating system.[6]
Group[edit]
The advanced persistent threat hacking group has also been named Turla.[1] Dan Goodin in Ars Technica described Turla as "Russian spies".[7] Turla has since been given other names such as Snake, Krypton, and Venomous Bear.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Russian Britney Spears Instagram hackers also used satellites to hide their tracks". Boing Boing.
- ^ a b "Suspected Russian spyware Turla targets Europe, United States". Reuters. 2014-03-13.
- ^ https://www.valisluureamet.ee/pdf/raport-2018-ENG-web.pdf
- ^ Brewster, Tom (7 August 2014). "Sophisticated 'Turla' hackers spying on European governments, say researchers" – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Turla: Spying tool targets governments and diplomats".
- ^ Baumgartner, Kurt. "The 'Penquin' Turla". securelist.com.
- ^ "You'll never guess where Russian spies are hiding their control servers". Ars Technica.
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