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"Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing" #bolhasec
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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"A Blizzard da Meia-Noite implanta novo malware GrapeLoader em phishing de embaixadas" #bolhasec
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Fine Reading from the talented Check Point Research Team regarding the ruZZian APT29 campaign against European diplomats. As always: f the ruZZians and bring the shenanigans to their country!

research.checkpoint.com/2025/apt29-p...
Renewed APT29 Phishing Campaign Against European Diplomats - Check Point Research
Check Point Research uncovers APT29 targeting European diplomatic entities with phishing attacks spreading malware Grapeloader
research.checkpoint.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Cozy Bear (APT29) uses "wine-tasting" phishing emails targeting European diplomats. These emails deliver GrapeLoader malware (via malicious ZIP) which stealthily collects system info and awaits C2 commands.#WineTastingMalware
April 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
APT29/Cozy Bear phished EU diplomats with wine-tasting invitations. Malware-laced emails deployed GrapeLoader, installing the WineLoader backdoor for data theft. This is a renewed campaign.#CozyBearWinePhishing
April 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
APT29 (Russia-linked) targets European diplomats with phishing emails (wine tasting theme) deploying GRAPELOADER malware since January 2025. Foreign Ministries & embassies are the focus.#APT29WinePhishing
April 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
GRAPELOADER is such a fantastic name for this.
April 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
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APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
APT29 deployed GRAPELOADER to target European diplomats in early 2025, enhancing stealth and persistence.
thehackernews.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Hâte de voir un jour un logiciel malveillant nommé "barleyloader" et envoyé à des ambassades dans une pièce jointe bière.zip pour une dégustation de bières.
On pourra alors dire que la bière est enfin considérée comme une boisson raffinée.

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APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
APT29 deployed GRAPELOADER to target European diplomats in early 2025, enhancing stealth and persistence.
thehackernews.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomatic entities with GRAPELOADER malware
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomatic entities with GRAPELOADER
Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER.
securityaffairs.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
thehackernews.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wave of Wine-Inspired Phishing Attacks Targets EU Diplomats
Wave of Wine-Inspired Phishing Attacks Targets EU Diplomats
Russia-backed APT29's latest campaign once again uses malicious invites to wine-tasting events as its lure, but this time targets a different set of vintages — errr, victims — and delivers a novel backdoor, GrapeLoader.
www.darkreading.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How to be succesfull in phishing? Know your potential victim🤔

‘The campaign [..] impersonates a major European foreign affairs ministry to distribute fake invitations to diplomatic events—most commonly, wine tasting events.

research.checkpoint.com/2025/apt29-p...
Renewed APT29 Phishing Campaign Against European Diplomats - Check Point Research
Check Point Research uncovers APT29 targeting European diplomatic entities with phishing attacks spreading malware Grapeloader
research.checkpoint.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Phishing-Kampagne lockt mit russischem Wein
Von Wein zu Trauben: Neue Wineloader-Variante Grapeloader entdeckt. Red Kalf Creatives – shutterstock Die russische Hackergruppe APT29, die auch als Cozy Bear bekannt ist und dem Auslandsgeheimdienst SVR zugeordnet wird, nimmt mit einer neuen Phishing-Kampagne diplomatische Einrichtungen in ganz Europa ins Visier. Die dafür eingesetzte Malware Grapeloader ein dient * der Systemanalyse, * der dauerhaften Infektion und * dem Nachladen weiterer Schadsoftware. Die Angriffe erfolgen über gefälschte Einladungen zu Weinverkostungen, wie das Cybersicherheitsunternehmen Check Point herausgefunden hat. APT29 zählt zu den technisch versiertesten staatlich unterstützten Gruppen und war unter anderem am SolarWinds-Hack 2020 beteiligt. In Deutschland erregte die Gruppe 2024 Aufsehen, als die Hacker Politiker der CDU zu einem fingierten Abendessen einluden. ## **Spionage mit manipulierter PowerPoint-Datei** Die Gruppe nutzt in ihrer aktuellen Kampagne weiterhin die Backdoor Wineloader, ersetzt jedoch den bisherigen JavaScript-Loader Rootsaw durch den neuen Malware-Dropper Grapeloader. Dieser wird über eine DLL-Side-Loading-Schwachstelle aktiviert. Die Angriffe erfolgen über Phishing-Mails mit einem Link zur Datei wine.zip, die eine manipulierte PowerPoint-Datei und zwei DLLs enthält – darunter ppcore.dll, die Grapeloader-Malware. Diese .dll * sorgt für Persistenz, * sammelt Systemdaten und * kommuniziert im 60-Sekunden-Takt mit einem C2-Server. ## **Phishing im Stil früherer Kampagnen** Die Experten von Check Point entdeckten eine neue Variante der Wineloader-Backdoor namens _vmtools.dll_. Diese weist starke Ähnlichkeiten mit früheren DLLs wie _AppvIsvSubsystems64.dll_ und _ppcore.dll_ auf. Die Datei wurde vermutlich erneut per DLL-Side-Loading über eine vertrauenswürdige Datei, möglicherweise aus dem VMware Tools-Paket, nachgeladen. Diese Technik, die APT29 bereits zuvor einsetzte, ermöglicht das unauffällige Ausführen von Schadcode. Die Vorgehensweise erinnert stark an eine frühere Kampagne im März 2024, bei der ebenfalls Wineloader verwendet wurde. Auch diese Angriffe begannen mit einer Phishing-Mail, getarnt als Einladung zu einer Weinverkostung. ## **Hilfestellung für Sicherheitsteams** Die Experten von Check Point entdeckten zudem Indikatoren für eine Kompromittierung von * Dateinamen, * Datei-Hashes und * C2-URLs. Solche Hinweise können von Sicherheitsteams dafür verwendet werden, Kennungen und Abfragen zur Bedrohungssuche zu erstellen, so die Sicherheitsfirma.
www.csoonline.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomatic entities with GRAPELOADER malware

Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. Check Point Research team reported that Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT2…

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Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomatic entities with GRAPELOADER malware
Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. Check Point Research team reported that Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, BlueBravo, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes) is behind a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting European diplomatic entities, using a new WINELOADER variant and a previously unknown malware called GRAPELOADER. “While the […]
securityaffairs.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures

The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT29 has been linked to an advanced phishing campaign that's targeting diplomatic entities across Europe with a new variant of WINELOADER …

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APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT29 has been linked to an advanced phishing campaign that's targeting diplomatic entities across Europe with a new variant of WINELOADER and a previously unreported malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. "While the improved WINELOADER variant is still a modular backdoor used in later stages, GRAPELOADER is a newly observed initial-stage tool
thehackernews.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing

Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. [...]

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Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. [...]
www.bleepingcomputer.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
APT29 Targets European Diplomats with Wine-Themed Phishing
APT29 employs sophisticated wine-themed phishing emails to compromise European diplomatic targets, showcasing creative social engineering tactics.
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APT29 Targets European Diplomats with Wine-Themed Phishing
APT29, a Russia-linked group, targets European diplomats with phishing emails disguised as wine tasting invitations, deploying GRAPELOADER malware
securityonline.info
April 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
APT29 evolves tradecraft with wine-themed lures targeting European diplomats. Shows ongoing adaptation of social engineering to victim profiles.

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APT29 Targets European Diplomats with Wine-Themed Phishing
APT29, a Russia-linked group, targets European diplomats with phishing emails disguised as wine tasting invitations, deploying GRAPELOADER malware
securityonline.info
April 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Midnight Blizzard deploys new GrapeLoader malware in embassy phishing
Russian state-sponsored espionage group Midnight Blizzard is behind a new spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Europe, including embassies. Midnight Blizzard, aka 'Cozy Bear' or 'A...
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April 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM