Numerous European countries, particularly Greece, Azerbaijan, Romania, and Italy, had their international organizations and embassies subjected to a cyberespionage campaign by Russian state-sponsored threat operation APT29, also known as Blue Bravo or Cozy Bear, in September, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. Most impacted by the intrusions were Azerbaijan- and Italy-based foreign affairs ministries, which may be part of APT29’s intelligence-gathering efforts pertaining to the activities of Azerbaijan in its invasion of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a report from Ukraines National Cyber Security Coordination Center revealed.

Source: SC Magazine