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November 04, 2026 at 14:27 UTC
APT29-Linked Hackers Hijack Web Analytics Script to Deliver iOS and Android Exploits
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
APT29 (Cozy Bear) conducted a large-scale watering hole campaign targeting iOS and Android users by compromising legitimate websites, registering fake domains, and hijacking the Plerdy SEO Tracker supply chain — a Ukrainian web analytics service. Injected JavaScript collected browser and device fingerprints to serve n-day exploits for CVE-tracked iOS and Android vulnerabilities against likely diplomatic targets. Sekoia researchers Amaury-Jacques Garçon attributed the campaign to Russia's SVR-linked group.
Relevance score: 85.0/100
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