Russian state hackers abuse Cloudflare services to spy on Ukrainian targets

Category	Details
Threat Actors	Gamaredon (aka BlueAlpha), Russian state-sponsored group
Campaign Overview	Cyber-espionage campaign targeting Ukrainian-speaking victims, using custom malware tools
Target Regions (Victims)	Ukraine (military, government agencies, Ukrainian-speaking individuals)
Methodology	Phishing emails with malicious attachments, defense evasion using Cloudflare Tunnels
Product Targeted	Government and military networks, individual systems
Malware Reference	GammaDrop (loader) and GammaLoad (custom backdoor)
Tools Used	Cloudflare Tunnels, phishing emails with malicious payloads
Vulnerabilities Exploited	Trust in legitimate services (Cloudflare, Telegram, Telegraph), weak email security
TTPs	Phishing, malware obfuscation, exfiltration of credentials and data, persistence techniques
Attribution	Gamaredon (linked to FSB, operating from Crimea)
Recommendations	Strengthen email security, monitor use of legitimate services like Cloudflare for anomalies, implement endpoint protection
Source	The Record

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