AWS catches Russia's Cozy Bear clawing at Microsoft credentials

Amazon today said it disrupted an intel-gathering attempt by Russia's APT29 to trick Microsoft users into unwittingly granting the Kremlin-backed cyberspies access to their accounts and data. APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and Midnght Blizzard, is probably best known for the 2020 SolarWinds hack, and has been widely linked to …

[Dr Paul Taylor]

what difference does it make nowadays

"Amazon today said it disrupted an intel-gathering attempt to trick Microsoft users into knowingly granting the Whitehouse-backed cyberspies access to their accounts and data."

whether your data ends up in Putinistan, Xistan or Trumpistan?

[Like a badger]

Re: what difference does it make nowadays

Erm...if it ends up in Trumpistan some shitbag corporation will try and use the data to sell you something, if it ends up in Putinstan some state sponsored scrote will try and extort or defraud a lot of money out of you, and if it ends up Xistan (Xiistan?) then it'll be held and analysed for some future purpose (unless you're of Chinese heritage, then you'll simply be blackmailed).

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: what difference does it make nowadays

I doubt if the current occupants of the White House could cyberspy their way out of a wet paper bag without holding a ‘look over there!’ press conference to distract. I would not be surprised to find out some shady part of the CIA were eavesdropping on said building to find out what’s coming next.