Palo Altos Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa, demonstrates sophistication and the ability to rapidly integrate popular cloud storage services to avoid detection. Cloaked Ursa is believed to be affiliated with the Russian government.
New invasive spyware posing as an Android app was recently discovered by Lab52 researchers. This spyware can take pictures and record audio without the device's user knowing. The culprit? Possibly a Russia-backed hacking group.