Search engine giant Google claimed on Monday hackers from the Russian government are exploiting complex flaws that are closely related to those used by notorious spyware producers, Intellexa and NSO Group.
Russia’s APT29 has been observed using exploits that are either identical or strikingly similar to those used by NSO Group and Intellexa, according to researchers in the Google TAG (Threat Analysis Group).
This unholy move by the Russian government suggests that state-backed actors and contentious surveillance software vendors may be purchasing tools from each other.
