Verticals Targeted: Government, Defense, Diplomatic Organizations, Research Institutions
Regions Targeted: Europe, Central Asia, Ukraine
Related Threat Actors: Secret Blizzard (aka Turla, Venomous Bear)
Related Families: Kazuar, Pelmeni
Kazuar Evolves From Backdoor to Resilient Espionage Ecosystem
May 22, 2026 1:13:22 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Venomous Bear, Turla, Kazuar malware, Secret Blizzard, Russian cyber espionage, modular malware, Microsoft threat intelligence, espionage malware, FSB cyber operations, Kazuar loader
Venomous Bear’s Lunar Toolset
May 28, 2024 1:05:05 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Russia, Threat Bulletin, Government, Venomous Bear, Turla, LunarMail, LunarWeb, LunarLoader
Related Families: LunarMail, LunarLoader, LunarWeb
Verticals Targeted: Government
Executive Summary
Venomous Bear was observed targeting a European Ministry of Foreign Affairs using a new toolset, dubbed the Lunar toolset.
Recent Turla Activity Targeting Ukraine
Jan 19, 2023 12:39:38 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Ukraine, Russia, Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Venomous Bear, Andromeda, Kopiluwak, Turla, QuietCanary
Related Families: Andromeda, Kopiluwak, QuietCanary
Executive Summary
Mandiant recently reported on a Turla campaign targeting Ukraine. The threat actors used multiple malware families in this campaign, including Kopiluwak, QuietCanary, and Andromeda.