In December 2023, the Molfar website experienced a DDoS attack. This occurred immediately after the publication of our extensive investigation into the production of Shaheds and Lancets, which included the deanon of the family of chief designer Zakharov. Recently, Molfar discovered who was behind that DDos attack.
Molfar's OSINT analysts, in collaboration with the DC8044 F33d community team, identified several Russian hackers allegedly connected to Russian state structures and received funding from them. Some of these individuals are Ukrainian.
The captions are vague, yet the implicit message is clear: Few people in the videos are white, which should concern you.
It's what Dr. Beatriz Buarque, a politics researcher at the London School of Economics (LSE) who specializes in conspiracy theories and the digital politics of truth, calls "a visual representation of The Great Replacement theory," the far-right premise that non-white immigrants are part of a systematic scheme to replace white westerners and their culture. A conspiracy theory Dr. Buarque describes as "very dangerous," as it channels hate toward Muslim, Black, and brown individuals and portrays a segment of the population as invaders and enemies.
It is rare that the identities of participants and ringleaders in criminal phishing schemes are uncovered. But in many cases, when untangling the web of a cyber criminal group (particularly with financially motivated e-crime actors), there are enough OSINT breadcrumbs left behind by a threat actor, on forums, in code, or elsewhere, to point investigators in the right direction.
For almost two decades, hackers with Snake have been forcing their way into government networks. They are considered one of the most dangerous hacker groups in the world. Who they work for, though, has always been a matter of pure speculation. But reporters with the German public broadcasters BR and WDR have discovered some clues, and they all lead to the Russian secret service FSB.