Chinese hackers target Russian government website

Unique software used by Chinese hackers to hack intelligence

New Delhi: Chinese hackers are using special software to hack the websites of Russia's government agencies to crack down on their intelligence. The report was released by US company Sentilvan.

The report is based on a report released by the Federal Security Service (FSB), one of Russia's main intelligence agencies, and the telecom firm Rostelecom. The report notes how a hacker group called Thundercats hacked Russian government websites.

Experts from US company Sentilvan said the code used to hack Russian federal sites could be seen by suspected Chinese spies using such hacking tools targeting Asian governments in recent years, said CyberSecure, a leading media brand in the field of cybersecurity. Was.

Experts have now come to the conclusion that Chinese hackers have developed a unique malware called Mail-O for this purpose. According to experts, the cyber villains are working in the interest of the foreign state, but it did not clarify the country but pointed out the need.

The attack on Russia is unpredictable. The report said that cyber-attackers infiltrated the Sruthanik network and compromised the security of the infrastructure by leaking secret government details. Regarding the FSB report, experts noted that Russian government agencies had previously been targeted by cyber-mercenary thugs on behalf of a foreign state. The current cyber attack is unique and has been described by experts as a threat to the federal scale. It uses sophisticated software which is a matter of concern.

Sentilvan's findings point to what is being overlooked in the US-centric cybersecurity debate, and the fact that the Russian and Chinese governments are spying on each other to the maximum.

Last year, U.S. officials publicly disclosed a Chinese-led campaign against targeted units in Russia and other parts of the Soviet Union. "We should not be surprised that Russia is targeting Russian government sites and Russia is targeting Chinese sites," said researcher Juan Andrews. The relationship between the two countries is very complicated.