What fools these mortals be: 'Shakespearean' hackers hit Azerbaijani government and energy sectors
A mysterious set of hackers has in recent months launched data-stealing attacks against Azerbaijan government officials and companies in the country’s wind industry, researchers from Cisco Talos said Thursday.
The attackers are using a new hacking tool, whose code is littered with references to English playwright William Shakespeare, to try to gain remote access to target computers and exfiltrate data automatically.
The allusion to Shakespeare is an enigma, as is the culprit. What is clear is that Azerbaijan faced a concerted effort to steal data from sensitive assets in and out of government.
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