TURLA LIGHTNEURON One email away from remote code execution

May 7, 2019

Turla, also known as Snake, is one of oldest, still-active cyberespionage groups, with more than a decade of experience. Its operators mainly focus on high-profile targets such as governments and diplomatic entities in Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. They are known for having breached major organizations such as the US Department of Defense in 2008 and the Swiss defense company RUAG in 2014. More recently, several European countries including France and the Czech Republic went public to denounce Turla’s attacks against their governments.

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