Snowbug is a group that has been active since 2015 and seems to be highly interested in foreign policy information from diplomatic and government entities. The group’s victims include organizations in Brazil, Peru, Argentina, and Ecuador. The hacker group has also targeted Southeast Asia like Brunei and Malaysia. The group was first spotted in 2017 when Symantec discovered a brand new backdoor dubbed Felismus being used against a target in Southeast Asia. What makes this group a major focus is the hacker group’s target, South America, which is quite rare. The targets are usually within the United States or Europe. A big takeaway from this article is that this issue is a global issue and no region is safe.
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/south-america-the-target-of-sowbug-cyber-espionage-group/d/d-id/1330349?
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