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Russia's Star Blizzard Targets 100+ Organizations With Fake Event Invites to Deliver Backdoor

The Hacker News·September 29, 2026·1 min read
Russia's Star Blizzard Targets 100+ Organizations With Fake Event Invites to Deliver Backdoor

Russian state hackers Star Blizzard have used fake event invitations to deliver a backdoor to Windows computers, targeting people and organizations tied to Ukraine. Microsoft says the campaigns have affected over 100 organizations since January, mostly in the U.S. and U.K. At least one computer was infected, but the number of breached systems remains unclear.

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