New 'Curly COMrades' APT Hackers Attacking Targeting Critical Organizations In Countries - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Russian APT group Curly COMrades employs novel backdoor and persistence tricks

Researchers have observed new cyberespionage campaigns against key organizations from EU-hopefuls Moldova and Georgia using a previously unknown backdoor program and novel persistence techniques. Absent of evidence to link this activity to known APT groups, the researchers have attributed the campaigns to a new group dubbed Curly COMrades, which appears to serve the interests of the Russian Federation. “Their technical indicators heavily feature…

New ‘Curly’ threat actor found targeting sensitive organizations in Georgia, Moldova

Researchers observed a threat actor advancing Russian interests by targeting state organizations and an energy supplier in Georgia and Moldova.

New 'Curly COMrades' APT Hackers Attacking Targeting Critical Organizations In Countries - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

A sophisticated new threat actor group dubbed “Curly COMrades” has emerged as a significant cybersecurity concern, conducting targeted espionage campaigns against critical organizations in countries experiencing substantial geopolitical shifts. The group has been actively pursuing long-term network access and credential theft operations since mid-2024, with a particular focus on judicial and government bodies in Georgia, as well as energy distri…

Russia-Aligned ‘Curly COMrades’ Hackers Deploy Stealthy COM Hijack to Burrow into Government and Energy Networks

A newly identified cyber-espionage group, dubbed Curly COMrades, has been quietly infiltrating critical government and energy networks in Eastern Europe using a rare persistence trick hidden in plain sight.Researchers at Bitdefender Labs say the group—believed to operate in alignment with Russian geopolitical interests—has been active since at least mid-2024, targeting judicial and government bodies in Georgia and an energy distributor in Moldov…

Russian-Linked Curly COMrades Deploy MucorAgent Malware in Europe

Bitdefender links Russian-backed Curly COMrades to cyberattacks in Eastern Europe using new MucorAgent malware with advanced stealth tactics.