Hackers Hid Vasilek Backdoor in VMware Tools During 2Year Russian Healthcare Intrusion

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News Summary

  • A Belarus-aligned hacktivist group spent nearly two years within the network of a Russian healthcare organization.
  • According to a report published by Russian cybersecurity firm Solar, the activity has been attributed to a threat cluster dubbed Partisan Zmiy.
  • The group has a track record of striking industrial enterprises and government agencies in Russia and Belarus with a backdoor called Vasilek.
  • Unlike other attacks linked to Cyber Partisans, the threat actors remained on the network for an extended period of time without carrying out any destructive activity.
A Belarusaligned hacktivist group spent nearly two years within the network of a Russian healthcare organization.

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