Cyberattacks on Air-Gapped Devices

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A Mysterious Hacking Group Has 2 New Tools to Steal Data From Air-Gapped Machines

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Two sophisticated toolkits used to steal data stored on air-gapped devices.

The devices are deliberately isolated from the internet or other networks to safeguard them from malware.

One of the custom tool collections was used starting in 2019 against a South Asian embassy in Belarus .

A largely different tool set was used three years later against a European Union government organization.

GoldenJackal is a toolkit composed of many different building blocks, written in multiple languages and capabilities.

The overall goal appears to be increased flexibility and resiliency in the event one module is detected by the target.

The highly modular approach is reminiscent of Red October , an elaborate espionage platform discovered in 2013 targeting hundreds of diplomatic, governmental, and scientific organizations.

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