Russia may have attempted to compromise the probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Security researchers have uncovered that Russia-backed hackers Fancy Bear, hacked a group of citizen investigative journalists called Bellingcat, who are considered vital contributors to the international probe into the downing of the flight over Ukraine in 2014. Bellingcat was also found targeted by a self-styled Russian hacktivist group called CyberBerkut, which experts believe is yet another “front for Moscow”.
Security researchers at cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect uncovered that Bellingcat journalists were first targeted in 2015 by an elaborate and massive spear-phishing campaign, which had distinctive and consistent similarities with Fancy Bear “tactics, techniques, and procedures”. Bellingcat was again attacked in February 2016 by CyberBerkut, which saw the Bellingcat website defaced and personal information of Russia-based contributor Ruslan Leviev leaked online.
Alarmingly, ThreatConnect’s analysis into Fancy Bear’s activities led them to uncover suspected links between the hacker group and CyberBerkut, the online persona Guccifer 2.0, who recently rose to fame during thecontroversial DNC (Democratic National Committee) hack as well as the leak site DCLeaks.
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