Russian APT28-Linked Hackers Deploy HOOKEDGE Backdoor in European Espionage Attacks

Russian state-linked threat actor BlueDelta, also tracked as APT28, Fancy Bear, and Forest Blizzard, has used a lightweight Windows backdoor named HOOKEDGE in cyberespionage operations against European diplomatic, government, and defense-sector organizations. Researchers linked the activity to targets in Romania, Spain, and Turkey, with campaign...