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The alert does not point to any specific new and recent threats or attacks from APT29 (aka Cozy Bear, Dukes, and Yttrium) targeting organizations in these sectors. But it does note the longstanding threat the group has posed to US organizations and the group s use of customized tools to maximize stealth and to move laterally within victim networks. Since at least 2018, the group has shifted from predominantly targeting on-premises assets to targeting cloud-hosted email and other cloud resources, the three agencies say. [SVR] will continue to seek intelligence from US and foreign entities through cyber exploitation, using a range of initial exploitation techniques that vary in sophistication, coupled with stealthy intrusion tradecraft within compromised networks, the alert notes.
FBI, CISA Warn of Ongoing Russian Cyberthreats
May 20, 2021
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The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning of continued cyberthreats stemming from Russia s Foreign Intelligence Service, or SVR, which the Biden administration accused of carrying out the SolarWinds supply chain attack.
In a joint alert issued Monday, the agencies warn that despite economic and other sanctions against Russia announced by the White House on April 15, attackers associated with the SVR likely will continue to target government networks, think tanks and policy analysis organizations - as well as private technology firms - using a variety of techniques and tools.
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CISA Orders Agencies to Mitigate Pulse Secure VPN Risks
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an emergency directive requiring executive branch agencies to mitigate by Friday the risks posed by a zero-day vulnerability and three other recently patched flaws in Pulse Connect Secure VPN products.
On Tuesday, Ivanti, the parent company of Pulse Secure, and the security firm FireEye warned that at least two nation-state attack groups, including one with links to China, were exploiting the vulnerability to target a range of victims, including U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure providers and other private sector organizations.