Hackers spied on diplomats in Belarus, researchers say


  • World
  • Friday, 11 Aug 2023

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A group of hackers spied for years on embassy officials of four countries in Belarus, including during the Ukraine war, by hijacking local internet networks, security researchers at Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET said in a report published Thursday.

About 15 devices belonging to diplomats from two countries in Europe, one from South Asia, and one from Africa who worked at the embassies were targeted, ESET researcher Matthieu Faou, who authored the report, said in a statement. The digital espionage campaign began around 2021 and is still active, the report said.

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