Ukraine says hackers abuse SyncThing tool to steal data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-says-hackers-abuse-syncthing-tool-to-steal-data/

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26 Comments

spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 102 pts · 2y (9 replies)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this doesn't look like this has anything to do with Syncthing vulnerabilities. Instead it looks like a hack that uses a preconfigured Syncthing installation to transfer sensitive data. Disturbing nonetheless.

just_another_person@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 2y (5 replies)

It's a Phishing scam using a tool. It's no more exploiting SyncThing than TCP/IP.

Holzkohlen@feddit.de · 12 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Bet they also utilize electricity these bastards! What's next? Physics? Oh the humanity!

laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Its physics all the way down

Venator@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)
blackbarn@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y

Just like using a remote desktop tool in a scam I suppose

treadful@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Looks like a specially modified SyncThing was just used for exfil.

Deebster@programming.dev · 18 pts · 2y

The article uses the word modified, but it sounds like it's just talking about configuring it and using it as normal.

vext01@lemmy.sdf.org · 0 pts · 2y

Indeed.

Nobilmantis@feddit.it · 79 pts · 2y (6 replies)

The attack begins with a phishing email sent to the target

Okay bro im not reading past this its 2024

treadful@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Just click this link bro. Just one more link man. Just click it I need it.

tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net · 6 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Your links do nothing! I'm invincible!

Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y

1000016170

Best i can do is chineese bootleg subway surfers riddled with malware and ads.

Cargon@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Gets drenched in liquid nitrogen

Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y
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todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
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olof@lemmy.ml · 63 pts · 2y (7 replies)

Please dont link with a Google Amp link.

mp3@lemmy.ca · 58 pts · 2y
can@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Non-amp link.

OP, edit this in.

aodhsishaj@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Please

queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Fixed!

olof@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

Thanks!

queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 2y

Done.

queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 2y

Sorry about that, on my mobile firefox it looked fine. Fucking google.

autonomoususer@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

They can't even type Syncthing right.

sapient_cogbag@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 2y

It's a convenient file transfer/sync tool. Copying data has to happen somehow, I'm not surprised someone thought to use syncthing for that purpose >.<, since it can do that. But its not really different than any other tool here.

Caboose12000@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 2y

This is upsetting