Turla (malware)

Turla or Uroboros is a Trojan package that is suspected by computer security researchers and Western intelligence officers to be the product of a Russian government agency of the same name.[1][2][3]

Malware

Turla has been targeting governments and militaries since at least 2008.[2][4][5]

In December 2014 there was evidence of it targeting the Linux operating system.[6]

Group

The advanced persistent threat hacking group has also been named Turla.[7] Dan Goodin in Ars Technica described Turla as "Russian spies".[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 "Suspected Russian spyware Turla targets Europe, United States". Reuters. 2014-03-13.
  3. ↑ https://www.valisluureamet.ee/pdf/raport-2018-ENG-web.pdf
  4. ↑ Brewster, Tom (7 August 2014). "Sophisticated 'Turla' hackers spying on European governments, say researchers" – via The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Turla: Spying tool targets governments and diplomats".
  6. ↑ Baumgartner, Kurt. "The 'Penquin' Turla". securelist.com.
  7. ↑ "The Russian Britney Spears Instagram hackers also used satellites to hide their tracks". Boing Boing.
  8. ↑ "You'll never guess where Russian spies are hiding their control servers". Ars Technica.
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