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07 December 2023

Cyberattack on state organizations of Ukraine using malicious programs Cobalt Strike Beacon, GrimPlant and GraphSteel (CERT-UA # 4145)

The Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA received a notification from the coordinating entities about the mass distribution of e-mails on behalf of the state bodies of Ukraine with instructions on how to increase the level of information security. The body of the letter contains a link to the website hxxps: // forkscenter [.] Fr /, from which it is proposed to download "critical updates" in the form of a file "BitdefenderWindowsUpdatePackage.exe" of about 60 MB.

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