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Kazakhstan covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Kazakhstan, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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Hackers Exploit Malicious Macros in Diplomatic Documents to Target Asian NationsHackers possibly from the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate have been spying on neighboring government of Kazakhstan using legitimate documents that have been booby-trapped with malicious macros. The latest campaign, dubbed "Double-Tap," emerged in October 2024.
Russia-linked threat actors have been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Kazakhstan as part of the Kremlin's efforts to gather economic and political intelligence in Central Asia
Diplomatic entities in Kazakhstan and Central Asia have been targeted by UAC-0063 using weaponized Word docs deploying HATVIBE malware