Russia-backed Turla crew's new malware has discerning taste when screening visitors to poisoned watering holes

Russia-backed Turla crew's new malware has discerning taste when screening visitors to poisoned watering holes

Previously unseen nasty spotted lurking in Armenian government websites


Russia's infamous Turla hacking crew looks to be gearing up for a new offensive, according to researchers with ESET.


The European security firm said that the fingerprints of the state-backed crew have been found all over previously unseen malware samples collected from compromised government websites in Armenia.



Data from ESET telemetry suggests that, for this campaign, only a very limited number of visitors were considered interesting by Turla's operators



Though only recently discovered, the attack may have been active for some time and appears to be highly focused. The two compromised government websites and another pair of poisoned civilian websites have been active since early 2019.


Part of the reason the attack may have gone unnoticed for so long is the discerning nature of the infections. In the watering-hole attacks, the ..

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