The espionage attack specialist hacking gang Fancy Bear from Russia faces a significant problem after the Ukrainian hackers breached one of its leaders. Based on reports, the Ukrainian hackers breached the email of the group’s leader, a Russian GRU member.
Moreover, the hackers claimed that they had infiltrated the email, personal accounts, and social media accounts of Lieutenant Colonel Sergey Alexandrovich Morgachev. The attackers accessed the officer’s account by hacking the government services portal.
Next, the hackers confirmed that stolen data from previously acquired document scans and its current residence of service addresses. The email breach enabled the adversaries to exfiltrate critical documents, including personal information and photos. These troves of data have also reached public access.
The Ukrainian hackers have also hacked another Russian Colonel before the breach on the Fancy Bear gang.
According to researchers, these Ukrainian hackers that breached the Fancy Bear gang leader are also the operators of the recent hack of the email accounts owned by a Russian Colonel. Last month, two hacking groups also breached critical infrastructure networks from Russia.
Moreover, GhostSec, the Anonymous-affiliated hacktivist group, claimed that they had launched ransomware to encrypt a remote terminal unit in Belarus.
The Ukrainian hackers claimed they had accessed Sergey Alexandrovich Morgachev’s AliExpress account and supplies. The attackers ordered adult toys and the FBI’s logo using the officer’s credit card. Additionally, the actors hijacked Morgachev’s social media accounts.
Furthermore, the hackers exposed the private correspondence of Morgachev to the InformNapalm volunteers. These volunteers leaked the officer’s details to publicly accessed domains.
The exposed files included three scanned copies of personal documents, passport, Form 4, and the late medical certificate required by the Russian government for security clearance to access critical files.
Russia and Ukraine have been fighting in this war in both physical and digital battles. Both countries have been executing different strategies that could give them an edge in this geopolitical crisis.
Ukrainian researchers urge admins to keep a backup of their data and not leave endpoints that could allow Russian cybercriminals to exploit.
