Groundbait: Analysis of a Surveillance Toolkit

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Operation “Groundbait” (Russian: Prikormka) is an ongoing cybersurveillance that took place in Ukraine. The group behind this operation has been launching targeted attacks to spy on individuals with a political motive. The group is active since 2008. The talk will uncover details about the attack campaigns and provide a technical analysis of the used malicious toolkit. The speaker will share clues uncovered during his research that may point to the origin of the attackers.LanguageRussianAnton Cherepanov graduated from South Ural State University. Works at ESET as a malware researcher. Specializes in IT security, reverse engineering and malware analysis automation. Spoke at CARO Workshop, Virus Bulletin, and ZeroNights.Anton Cherepanov Anton Cherepanov