A Russian-speaking group called RedCurl is running one of the most well-organized espionage campaigns for years to steal trade secrets and personal data of employees.
A cybersecurity firm Group-IB released a startling new report on a sophisticated hacker group called RedCurl. According to researchers who have been focusing on this group since 2019, the hackers specialize in corporate espionage.
So far, RedCurl has targeted companies worldwide and has stolen commercial secrets as well as employees’ private data. Since 2018, as per Group-IB’s report, RedCurl has launched 26 different campaigns against 14 private sector organizations around the world and stole vast reserves of data.
The documents stolen by RedCurl include contracts, employee records, financial documents, and legal records. Moreover, the group targeted a wide range of industries, including finance, construction, law, and retail. Most of its targets have attacked companies in Russian, UK, Ukraine, Canada, Norway, and Germany.
Researchers have observed many similarities between hacking techniques of RedCurl and other groups, such as CloudAtlas and RedOctober. These groups are also known for attacking Russia-based government networks and organizations. It is quite possible that RedCurl is a continuation of the previous attacks, claims Group-IB researchers.
However, the researchers couldn’t identify where RedCurl is based, and just that the hackers speak in the Russian language doesn’t mean that they might be based in Russia.
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