The SSU and FBI uncovered a long-running Russian intelligence campaign targeting messaging accounts of officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists in Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S. The attacks use SMS lures to steal credentials and sensitive information from victims, while related phishing activity has also been tied to efforts against commercial messaging apps. #SSU #FBI #Signal #WhatsApp #StarBlizzard #UNC5792 #UNC4221 #UNC1151 #OYSTERBLUES
Keypoints
- SSU and FBI exposed a Russian intelligence campaign targeting messaging accounts.
- The operation sought sensitive military, political, economic, and personal data.
- Attackers used SMS messages posing as platform support bots to steal credentials.
- Related activity has been linked to Star Blizzard, UNC5792, and UNC4221.
- FBI and CERT-UA also reported phishing and spear-phishing campaigns using backup key theft and OYSTERBLUES.
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