The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
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In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security released an alert intended for IT professionals and “managers of notified organizations” warning them of a cyber espionage tool named “Snake.”
The malware “has 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,” the statement said.
“The purpose of Snake was to collect sensitive intelligence from high-priority targets such as government networks, research facilities and journalists,” it continued.
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The centre joined security partners from U.S. agencies, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK).
Russian diplomats did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Moscow routinely denies carrying out cyberespionage operations.
U.S. officials spoke to journalists on Tuesday ahead of the news release on condition that they not be named. Similar announcements revealing Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) cyber disruption effort were made by security agencies in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
An official said the FSB spies behind the malware are part of a notorious hacking group tracked by the private sector and known as “Turla.”
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