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Russian ISP compromise

2025-08-01 17:47:28.294657+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Microsoft catches Russian hackers "Secret Blizzard" targeting foreign embassies. Looks like it uses an ISP intercept to pop up the captive portal redirect thing and try to get people to install a .exe that mucks with the root CA.

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