Fancy Bear’s Roundcube Rumble: Russian Hackers Spice Up Global Espionage with Mail Server Mayhem!
Beware of Operation RoundPress! APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, is exploiting XSS vulnerabilities in mail servers. These cyber tricksters have been injecting malicious JavaScript to steal credentials from unsuspecting government and defense entities worldwide. Keep your webmail secure, or you might just get a surprise email from Russia, with love.
Hot Take:
Looks like APT28, aka the “Fancy Bear” of cybercrime, is back on its perennial honey pot hunt—this time, it’s mail servers on the chopping block. They’ve been exploiting XSS vulnerabilities like it’s Black Friday, targeting government and defense entities across the globe. If these mail servers had a Yelp page, they’d be one star and a warning: “Beware—Fancy Bears crossing!”
Key Points:
- APT28, a Russian state-sponsored group, is exploiting XSS vulnerabilities in mail servers.
- The campaign, “Operation RoundPress,” targets vulnerable webmail systems like Roundcube, Horde, MDaemon, and Zimbra.
- Victims’ webmail pages are injected with malicious JavaScript to steal credentials and exfiltrate data.
- Key vulnerabilities exploited include CVE-2020-35730 and CVE-2023-43770.
- The attacks majorly target entities associated with the conflict in Ukraine but extend to other regions too.
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