Credit: Przemek Klos/Adobe Stock DOJ, Microsoft Announce Joint Actions to Seize Internet Domains Linked to Russian Intelligence
A news release published by the Department of Justice revealed that it had worked in collaboration with Microsoft to expose a "spear-phishing campaign" by Russian state-sponsored threat actors affiliated with the "Callisto Group," an operational unit in Center 18 of the Russian Federal Security Service.
October 03, 2024 at 09:12 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The DOJ announced that it had authorized the seizure of 41 internet domains associated with a cybercrime campaign by a Russian state-sponsored group to gain access to sensitive information about the U.S. government.
- The DOJ said it collaborated with Microsoft, which announced on the same day that it had filed a civil action ordering the seizure of 66 Callisto Group-linked internet domains.
- In December 2023, the DOJ indicted two Callisto-affiliated Russian hackers for their role in an effort to manipulate the outcome of the U.K.'s 2019 elections.
The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that, in tandem with a civil action by Microsoft, it had authorized the seizure of 41 internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents to commit cybercrime in the United States.
A news release published by the DOJ revealed that it had worked in collaboration with Microsoft to expose a "spear-phishing campaign" by Russian state-sponsored threat actors affiliated with the "Callisto Group," an operational unit in Center 18 of the Russian Federal Security Service. "Spear-phishing" refers to the act of sending targets counterfeit emails to induce them to share personal or sensitive information.
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