Operation CargoTalon: EAGLET Backdoor Hits Russian Aerospace with a Wing and a Hack
Russian aerospace and defense industries are under cyber espionage attack via Operation CargoTalon, featuring the EAGLET backdoor. Targeting employees with spear-phishing emails and cargo-themed lures, the campaign aims to exfiltrate data, while the EAGLET implant establishes connections to remote servers. This espionage plot reads like an action movie, but with more spreadsheets.
Hot Take:
From Russia with Cyber Love: It seems the Russian aerospace and defense industries have found themselves in a digitally dramatic love affair, but this time, it’s not with James Bond. Instead, it’s with an unknown threat group that’s dropping EAGLETs like it’s going out of style. Someone, tell the Kremlin to update their antivirus subscriptions stat!
Key Points:
- Russian aerospace and defense sectors targeted by Operation CargoTalon.
- EAGLET backdoor used for data exfiltration, with roots in spear-phishing campaigns.
- Campaign exploits TTN documents, essential for Russian logistics.
- EAGLET shares similarities with other known threats like PhantomDL.
- Meanwhile, Hive0156 is keeping the cyber espionage game alive in Ukraine with Remcos RAT.
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