What Happened
Cyber Espionage Targets European Defense Organizations
Russian state-linked hackers have breached a naval shipbuilder in a NATO member country, as well as a military aircraft engine manufacturer and a law enforcement agency in Europe, as part of an espionage campaign. The hackers used the Hookedge backdoor malware to access systems and attempt to steal credentials. The campaign, attributed to APT28, may be part of a broader intelligence-gathering effort targeting European defense and government organizations, according to Symantec researchers. This was first reported by SOFX.