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Is Silverline capable of mitigating FancyBear DDoS attacks?

What Happened?

Is Silverline capable of mitigating FancyBear DDoS attacks?

 

Resolution/Answer

  • Yes. F5 Silverline has observed and mitigated attacks that match the same vectors associated with FancyBear
  • FancyBear is not known for performing DDoS attacks
  • RDoS (Ransomware DDoS) groups have impersonated FancyBear in the past
  • Silverline will continue to monitor and alert any DDoS activity

Additional Information

  • Fancybear is a 15-year-old hacking group generally believed to be Russian state-sponsored group APT28.
  • Fancybear has been implicated in many high-profile hacks, including US DNC and the IOC.

 

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