UK blames Russia’s infamous ‘Fancy Bear’ group for Microsoft cloud hacks

Recent cyberattacks deploying the potent Authentic Antics malware tool to target Microsoft cloud accounts were the handiwork of the notorious Russian Fancy Bear hacking group, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said. Authentic Antics was discovered after a cyberattack in 2023 which prompted an NCSC technical teardown of the malware that it published in May this year. The agency has now confirmed everybody’s suspicions by formally attributing the platform to Russia’s GRU 26165 mil...

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