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The National Security Agency (NSA), the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly released an unclassified cybersecurity advisory, “Further TTPs associated with SVR cyber actors” today. This advisory expands on the NSA, CISA, and FBI joint advisory released in April, “Russian SVR Targets U.S. and Allied Networks,” by outlining additional techniques the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) leveraged to gain footholds into victim networks.
The advisory provides mitigation guidance and detection strategies to help network defenders prioritize patching and further protect their networks against nation-state exploitation.
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Washington, DC - The National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly released a Cybersecurity Advisory, “Russian SVR Targets U.S. and Allied Networks,” today to expose ongoing Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) exploitation of five publicly known vulnerabilities. This advisory is being released alongside the U.S. government’s formal attribution of the SolarWinds supply chain compromise and related cyber espionage campaign. We are publishing this product to highlight additional tactics, techniques, and procedures being used by SVR so that network defenders can take action to mitigate against them.
II. New Executive Order Targeting the Harmful
Foreign Activities of the Russian Government
On April 15, President Biden signed Executive Order 14024, Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign
Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation,
declaring a national emergency to deal with certain activities
carried out by the Russian government. The order cites several
examples of such activities, including Russian government efforts
to undermine US and foreign elections, malicious
cyber-enabled activities, employing transnational
corruption to influence foreign governments, targeting
dissidents and journalists abroad, and violating well-established principles of international law, including
respect for the territorial integrity of states.
Executive Order 14024 authorizes the imposition of sanctions
APRIL 15, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
The Biden administration has been clear that the United States desires a relationship with Russia that is stable and predictable. We do not think that we need to continue on a negative trajectory. However, we have also been clear publicly and privately that we will defend our national interests and impose costs for Russian Government actions that seek to harm us.
Today the Biden administration is taking actions to impose costs on Russia for actions by its government and intelligence services against U.S. sovereignty and interests.
Executive Order Targeting the Harmful Foreign Activities of the Russian Government