US Blocks 20-Year-Old Russian-Owned Spyware Network

“With Operation MEDUSA, the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, in coordination with various foreign governments, neutralized the FSB’s most significant malicious cyber-espionage software implant,” the US Department of Justice said. in a written statement. expressions were used.

In the statement, it was said that the advanced software network called “Snake”, which Russia has been using since 2004 to obtain confidential information from hundreds of infected computers in 50 countries, was neutralized by the FBI.

“MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WILL USE ALL WEAPONS IN OUR ARMS”

In a statement, Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen said: “The Department of Justice is working with international allies and private sector partners to combat malicious cyber activity from Russia, neutralize malware through high-tech operations, leverage law enforcement and increase our joint impact. He will use all the weapons in our arsenal, including said.

The FBI’s Operation MEDUSA was reportedly carried out by “Kremlin-backed” hackers thanks to a digital tool called “Perseus” that turned the spyware’s functionality against it and forced the program to self-destruct.

Authorities shared that the malware acts as a “virtually undetectable highway” for Russian intelligence forces, stealing information from NATO member governments, journalists and computers belonging to the financial and technology sectors, and transferring it to another platform.

It was noted that thanks to Operation MEDUSA, a “significant amount of virtual infrastructures” used to spread malware were disabled, making it very difficult to reuse the software in question. (AA)