Amazon Outsmarts Cozy Bear: Disrupts Crafty Russian Hacking Campaign
Amazon flagged a sneaky campaign by APT29 that hijacked legit websites to redirect users to fake Cloudflare pages. The aim? Trick users into authorizing attacker-controlled devices via Microsoft’s device code authentication. Despite APT29’s crafty evasion tactics, Amazon’s team thwarted their efforts, proving that even hackers can’t outsmart the cloud’s bouncers.
Hot Take:
Amazon takes on Russian hackers like a boss, flexing its cyber muscles and saying “Not today, Cozy Bear!” With their watering hole campaign disrupted, APT29 might need a new hobby—like knitting or underwater basket weaving. But for now, they’re stuck dreaming of Microsoft accounts and Cloudflare knock-offs. Amazon’s showing us that even the sneakiest of bears can’t outsmart the AWS brainpower.
Key Points:
– Amazon disrupted a watering hole campaign by Russian-linked APT29.
– APT29 used compromised websites to redirect users to malicious sites.
– The campaign aimed to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft accounts.
– Techniques used included Base64 encoding, cookie setting, and infrastructure shifting.
– Despite their efforts, Amazon thwarted APT29’s campaigns, forcing them to retreat.