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Kaspersky said the initial compromise was done via phishing emails.

The crooks would send emails with two attachments, one legitimate, and one malicious.

A group of 7 hackers, 6 slightly blurred in the background and one in the foreground, all wearing black with hoods pulled up over their heads. You cannot see their faces. The hacker in the foreground sits with an open laptop in front of them. The background, behind the hackers, is a Chinese flag

The latter was also spotted in attacks against American organizations in late May 2024,The Registerreports.

DRBControl was apparently developed by APT27.

On the surface, China and Russia often act as allies, supporting each others political and military aspirations.

However, when it comes to the fight for information, it would seem that there are no alliances.

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