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Russian Hackers Leverages Weaponized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) to Hack Windows Systems
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Russian Hackers Leverages Weaponized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) to Hack Windows Systems

In a calculated cyber-espionage campaign, the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm (APT44), linked to the GRU (Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate), has been exploiting pirated Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) activation tools to target Ukrainian Windows systems. This operation, active since late 2023, employs trojanized KMS activators and fake Windows updates to deploy malware, including the […] The post Russian Hackers Leverages Weaponized Microsoft Key Management Service (KMS) to Hack Windows Systems appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform.

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