Russian Hackers Use 'WINELOADER' Malware to Target German Political Parties

The WINELOADER backdoor used in recent cyber attacks targeting diplomatic entities with wine-tasting phishing lures has been attributed as the handiwork of a hacking group with links to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), which was responsible forbreaching SolarWinds and Microsoft. The findings come from Mandiant, which saidMidnight Blizzard(aka APT29, BlueBravo, or