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Russian FSB Hackers Access Pakistani Group Storm-0156

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Russian FSB hackers exploit Pakistani cyber operations. Hackers linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service, known as Secret Blizzard, have infiltrated the Pakistani hacking group Storm-0156 to access sensitive information from Afghan and Indian military and government targets. This breach, which began in December 2022, allowed Secret Blizzard to control Storm-0156’s command-and-control nodes and workstations, enabling them to siphon off data from various agencies, including Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interestingly, while they deployed backdoors against Afghan targets, they primarily extracted data from Indian military targets through Storm-0156’s infrastructure. This incident highlights a unique trend in cyber warfare where threat actors may target each other to enhance their espionage capabilities, a tactic not commonly observed in the cybersecurity landscape.