www.welivesecurity.com MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus
A group titled MoustachedBouncer committing espionage against foreign embassies in Belarus has been identified by ESET Research.
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MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus, probably collaborating with the Belarus government, by tricking Windows OS
News article: https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/10/belarus-hackers-target-foreign-diplomats/
News Summary
- A hacking group with apparent links to the Belarusian government has been targeting foreign diplomats in the country for nearly 10 years.
- The group, which ESET has dubbed MoustachedBouncer, has likely been hacking or at least targeting diplomats by intercepting their connections at the internet service provider (ISP) level, suggesting close collaboration with Belarus' government.
- Since 2014, MoustachedBouncer has targeted at least four foreign embassies in Belarus: two European nations, one from South Asia, and another from Africa.
- ESET first detected MoustachedBouncer in February 2022, days after Russia invaded Ukraine, with a cyberattack against specific diplomats in the embassy of a European country "somehow involved in the war."
- The hacking group is able to trick the target's Windows operating system into believing it's connected to a network with a captive portal.