SNOWGLOBE is an espionage group thought to operate from France, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and private sector organisations, with 15 countries and victims named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.
SNOWGLOBE has 2 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.
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What public reporting says
In 2014, researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered and reported on three zero-days that were being used in cyberattacks in the wild. Two of these zero-day vulnerabilities are associated with an advanced threat actor we call Animal Farm. Over the past few years, Animal Farm has targeted a wide range of global organizations. The group has been active since at least 2009 and there are signs that earlier malware versions were developed as far back as 2007.
Public reports about SNOWGLOBE (7)
The sectors and places named in public reporting about this group. If yours is on the list, it is worth knowing how they work and which flaws they use.
Countries and victims named (15)
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SNOWGLOBE is an espionage group thought to operate from France, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and private sector organisations, with 15 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places SNOWGLOBE as operating from France, with suspected state backing. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include government and private sector, and 15 countries and victims are named, including Syria, United States, Netherlands and Russia.
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