THE DUKES: 7 years of Russian cyberespionage
released on 2015-09-17 @ 04:20:05 PM
The Dukes are a well-resourced, highly dedicated and organized cyberespionage group
that we believe has been working for the Russian Federation since at least 2008 to
collect intelligence in support of foreign and security policy decision-making.
...the Dukes show unusual confidence in their ability to
continue successfully compromising their targets [...], as well as in their ability to operate with impunity.
The Dukes primarily target Western governments and related organizations, such
as government ministries and agencies, political think tanks, and governmental
subcontractors. Their targets have also included the governments of members
of the Commonwealth of Independent States; Asian, African, and Middle Eastern
governments; organizations associated with Chechen extremism; and Russian
speakers engaged in the illicit trade of controlled substances and drugs.