Turla cyberespionage group exploits satellite Internet links for anonymity
A cyberespionage group of Russian origin that targets governmental, diplomatic, military, educational and research organizations is hijacking satellite-based Internet connections in order to hide their servers from security researchers and law enforcement agencies.
The group is known as Epic Turla, Snake or Uroburos and even though some of its operations were first uncovered in February 2014, it has been active for at least eight years.
The group is known for using highly sophisticated malware for both Windows and Linux operating systems, as well as multistage proxies for bypassing network segmentation and isolation mechanisms.
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