New APT29 campaign sets sights on Western diplomats

BleepingComputer reports that Western diplomats in Ukraine, including those of the U.S., Canada, Spain, and the Netherlands, have been targeted by Russian state-backed hacking operation APT29, also known as Nobelium and Cloaked Ursa, in attacks using a BMW car advertisement that began in May. Attackers have sent a sale flier spoofing a legitimate car sale observed two weeks before a Polish diplomat’s departure to the email addresses of diplomats that includes a link for “more high-quality photos,”

Source: SC Magazine

 


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