{"id":1928603,"date":"2023-05-11T02:42:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-claims-to-have-sabotaged-hacking-tool-created-by-russian-spies\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T02:42:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:42:39","slug":"fbi-claims-to-have-sabotaged-hacking-tool-created-by-russian-spies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-claims-to-have-sabotaged-hacking-tool-created-by-russian-spies\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Claims to Have Sabotaged Hacking Tool Created by Russian Spies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-claims-to-have-sabotaged-hacking-tool-created-by-russian-spies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1928603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>        &#8216;The purpose of Snake\u00a0was to collect sensitive intelligence from high-priority targets such as government networks, research facilities and journalists,&#8217; the advisory from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said <\/p>\n<p>   Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p>  Published May 09, 2023 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 1\u00a0day ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2 minute read <\/p>\n<p>                 Moscow routinely denies carrying out cyberespionage operations.       The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p> THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.<\/p>\n<p>  Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay, Rex Murphy and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events. Unlimited online access to National Post and 15 news sites with one account. National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism.    SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE ARTICLES Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.<\/p>\n<p>  Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay, Rex Murphy and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events Unlimited online access to National Post and 15 news sites with one account. 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In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security released an alert intended for IT professionals and \u201cmanagers of notified organizations\u201d warning them of a cyber espionage tool named \u201cSnake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  The malware \u201chas been used globally by a malicious cyber actor with infrastructure being identified in over 50 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>  \u201cThe purpose of Snake\u00a0was to collect sensitive intelligence from high-priority targets such as government networks, research facilities and journalists,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>             Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage            How I spied on my Russian patrons armed with just a negroni              The centre joined security partners from U.S. agencies, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), New Zealand\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ) and the United Kingdom\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK).<\/p>\n<p>  Russian diplomats did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Moscow routinely denies carrying out cyberespionage operations.<\/p>\n<p>  U.S. officials spoke to journalists on Tuesday ahead of the news release on condition that they not be named. Similar announcements revealing Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service (FSB) cyber disruption effort were made by security agencies in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>  An official said the FSB spies behind the malware are part of a notorious hacking group tracked by the private sector and known as \u201cTurla.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      The group has been active for two decades against a variety of NATO-aligned targets, U.S. government agencies and technology companies, a senior FBI official said.<\/p>\n<p>  Turla is widely considered one of the most sophisticated hacking teams studied by the security research community.<\/p>\n<p>  \u201cThey have persisted in the shadows by focusing on stealth and operational security,\u201d said John Hultquist, vice president of threat analysis at U.S. cybersecurity company Mandiant. \u201cThey are one of the hardest targets we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  The U.S. government dubbed the disruption of Turla\u2019s Snake malware \u201cOperation Medusa.\u201d The FBI and its partners identified where the hacking tool had been deployed across the internet and built a unique software \u201cpayload\u201d to disrupt the hackers\u2019 infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>  The FBI relied on existing search warrant authorities to remotely access the Russian malicious program within victim networks in the U.S. and sever its connections.<\/p>\n<p>  The senior FBI official said the Bureau\u2019s tool was designed only to communicate with the Russian spy program. \u201cIt speaks Snake, and communicates with Snake\u2019s custom protocols\u201d without accessing the victim\u2019s personal files, the official said.<\/p>\n<p>  With additional files from Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The purpose of Snake\u00a0was to collect sensitive intelligence from high-priority targets such as government networks, research facilities and journalists,&#8217; the advisory from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said Author of the article: Published May 09, 2023 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 1\u00a0day ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2 minute read Moscow routinely denies carrying out cyberespionage operations. 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