APT28Linked HOOKEDGE Backdoor Targets European Government and Diplomatic Organizations
News Source : Internet
News Summary
- Researchers have flagged a fresh set of campaigns targeting government and diplomatic organizations in Romania, Spain, and Türkiye.
- The activity has been attributed with moderate confidence to a Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as APT28.
- It's tracked by the Mastercard-owned cybersecurity and threat intelligence firm under the moniker BlueDelta.
- HOOKEDGE's primary delivery vehicle is a macro-enabled Microsoft Word document that, when opened, prompts the target to click "Enable Content" to display the contents.
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh set of campaigns targeting government and diplomatic organizations in Romania, Spain, and Trkiye between late September 2025 and early April 2026.
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