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Snake was malware developed by the Federal Security Service of Russia.It was one of the most used tools by FSB's Center 16 and formed a part of the Turla toolset. [1] It saw use in at least 50 countries, being employed to collect data from government networks, diplomatic communication and research facilities.
The Russian operation relied on the malicious software known as Snake to infect computers, with hackers operating from what the Justice Department said was a known FSB facility in Ryazan, Russia.
In March 2014, a Russian cyber weapon called Snake or "Ouroboros" was reported to have created havoc on Ukrainian government systems. [55] The Snake tool kit began spreading into Ukrainian computer systems in 2010. It performed Computer Network Exploitation (CNE), as well as highly sophisticated Computer Network Attacks (CNA). [56]
In May 2023 the United States Department of Justice announced that the United States had managed to infiltrate machines that were infected by the malware and issue a command ordering the malware to delete itself. [8] Affidavits from the FBI and DOJ revealed that the group was part of the Russian Federal Security Service Center 16 group in ...
The Russian operation relied on the malicious software known as Snake to infect computers, with hackers operating from what the Justice Department said was a known FSB facility in Ryazan, Russia.
By Sarah N. Lynch. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed ...
Cyber malware – The USA claims to have disrupted a long standing Russian FSB malware programme called "snake", that has targeted many NATO computer networks around the world. [138] [139] Cyber attacks on organisations, such as against the Parliament of Finland in April and August 2022 and the International Criminal Court in September 2023 ...
Russian–Ukrainian cyberwarfare is a component of the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine since the Revolution of Dignity in 2013-2014. Russian cyberweapon Uroburos had been around since 2005. [3] However, the first attacks on information systems of private enterprises and state institutions of Ukraine were recorded during mass protests ...