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March 10, 2026 at 10:55 UTC
APT28 Uses BEARDSHELL and COVENANT Malware to Spy on Ukrainian Military
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
APT28 has deployed BEARDSHELL and COVENANT malware against Ukrainian military personnel since April 2024, representing a return to sophisticated tooling for long-term surveillance operations. The Russian state-sponsored group previously known as Fancy Bear is using custom variants of open-source frameworks for espionage.
Relevance score: 78.0/100
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