Everything You Need to Know About the APT, Fancy Bear
Channel: Avertium
Date: 2022-07-26

Fancy Bear, also known as APT 28, Sofacy, or Swallowtail, is a cyberespionage group that is linked to the Russian government. The group has been in operation since 2008, targeting the energy, government, media, aerospace, and defense sectors via phishing campaigns and credential harvesting. 

Fancy Bear is known to target both computers and mobile devices, running multiple intrusion operations concurrently.

Let’s take a look at Fancy Bear’s tactics and techniques, how they’ve victimized Ukrainians, and why zero-day vulnerabilities should be watched even after the hysteria subsides.