{"id":51255,"date":"2023-03-31T01:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T01:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/leaked-it-contractor-files-detail-kremlins-stockpile-of-cyber-weapons\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T01:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T01:24:10","slug":"leaked-it-contractor-files-detail-kremlins-stockpile-of-cyber-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/leaked-it-contractor-files-detail-kremlins-stockpile-of-cyber-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked IT contractor files detail Kremlin&#8217;s stockpile of cyber-weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An unidentified whistleblower has provided several media organizations with access to leaked documents from NTC Vulkan \u2013 a Moscow IT consultancy \u2013 that allegedly show how the firm supports Russia&#8217;s military and intelligence agencies with cyber warfare tools.<\/p>\n<p>Journalists from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/thema\/vulkanfiles\/\"><em>Der Spiegel<\/em><\/a> and Munich-based investigative group <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.papertrailmedia.de\/\">Paper Trail Media<\/a> \u2013 in conjunction with <em>The Guardian<\/em>, ZDF, <em>Der Standard<\/em> (Austria), the Swiss Tamedia Group, <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, <em>S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/em> and <em>Le Monde<\/em> \u2013 have spent the past few months working with the whistleblower, and have just published a set of articles describing these documents, referred to as The Vulkan Files.<\/p>\n<p>The leak is similar to the 2013 disclosures of US classified surveillance information from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, coincidentally now a Russian citizen.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/mar\/30\/vulkan-files-leak-reveals-putins-global-and-domestic-cyberwarfare-tactics\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a>, this latest whistleblower chose to distribute the secret Russian documents due to anger over Russia&#8217;s bloody invasion of Ukraine and a desire to see the information reveal some of what is going on inside Russia.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The files, reportedly confirmed by five Western intelligence agencies, describe various Russian hacking tools implicated in major security incidents \u2013 such as a reported blackout in Ukraine, and the disruption of the Olympics in South Korea \u2013 and in the creation of the infamous <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2017\/06\/28\/petya_notpetya_ransomware\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NotPetya<\/a> malware.<\/p>\n<p>They show links between NTC Vulkan and several Russian intelligence and military agencies, including the FSB, GRU, and SRV intelligence apparatus. We&#8217;re told the leaked documents also include maps of US energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The Russian IT company has nothing to do with the similarly named <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulkan.org\/\">Vulkan<\/a> 3D graphics platform, which is overseen by the non-profit Khronos Group.<\/p>\n<p>Google-owned <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandiant.com\/resources\/blog\/cyber-operations-russian-vulkan\">Mandiant<\/a> helped interpret the documents, and considers them probably \u2013 though not unequivocally \u2013 legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The documents detail project requirements contracted with the Russian Ministry of Defense, including in at least one instance for GRU Unit 74455, also known as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandiant.com\/resources\/blog\/ukraine-and-sandworm-team\">Sandworm Team<\/a>. These projects include tools, training programs, and a red team platform for practising various types of offensive cyber operations, including espionage, IO [information operations], and operational technology (OT) attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/research&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZCY-QF@DchLvuIF5Yz269QAAAFQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>In 2020, the US Justice Department <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2020\/10\/19\/russians_charged_olympics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">indicted six Russian GRU officers<\/a> for allegedly carrying out attacks on the Seoul Olympics, Ukraine, France&#8217;s 2017 elections, and other incidents. The officers remain at large \u2013 presumably in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The leaked files also reportedly link NTC Vulkan to a Russian hacking group called <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de\/actor\/apt29\">APT29<\/a> or CozyBear, based on information from Google security researchers.<\/p>\n<p>One of the tools cited in the Vulkan Files is called Scan-V, which as its name suggests appears to have been designed to scan the internet for vulnerabilities and store what it finds for later analysis and exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Another, called Amezit, is described by Mandiant as &#8220;a framework used to control the online information environment and manipulate public opinion, enhance psychological operations, and store and organize data for upstream communication of efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A third, called Krystal-2B, is said to be a training platform for coordinating attacks on transportation and utility infrastructure using Amezit.<\/p>\n<p>Gabby Roncone, a cyber security researcher with Mandiant, said the projects associated with NTC Vulkan covers cyber espionage, information operations, and operational technology (critical infrastructure) targeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The thing about these projects contracted by NTC Vulkan is that they all seem to support the broader strategic goals of information confrontation,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabby_roncone\/status\/1641457983166005249\">said<\/a> Roncone. &#8220;The strategy of information confrontation has largely influenced RU cyber operations in Ukraine in my opinion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NTC Vulkan did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The IT firm, on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ntc-vulkan.ru\/\">its website<\/a>, claims to help more than 200 companies protect their businesses. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/03\/31\/vulkan_files_russia\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snowden-esque &#8216;Vulkan&#8217; dossier links Moscow firm to FSB, GRU, SRV An unidentified whistleblower has provided several media organizations with access to leaked documents from NTC Vulkan \u2013 a Moscow IT consultancy \u2013 that allegedly show how the firm supports Russia&#8217;s military and intelligence agencies with cyber warfare tools.\u2026 READ MORE 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