Turla
STATUS:
Active
TYPE:
Complex cyberattack platform
DISCOVERY:
2014
TARGETED PLATFORMS:
Windows, Linux
FIRST KNOWN SAMPLE:
2007
NUMBER OF TARGETS:
101-500
TOP TARGETED COUNTRIES:
Iran, France, United States, India, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Germany, China, Russia, Brazil, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Poland, Spain, Latvia, Vietnam, Ecuador, Algeria, Serbia, Mexico
THE WAY
OF PROPAGATION
Social engineering
Exploits
Watering hole attacks
PURPOSE/
FUNCTIONS
Cyberespionage
Data theft
Surveillance
SPECIAL
FEATURES
Usage of satellite internet connection to hide command and control servers
TARGETS
Academia/Research
Government entities
Military
Diplomatic organizations/embassies
Pharmaceutical
Education
ARTEFACTS/
ATTRIBUTION
Russian language artefacts
