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Turla hackers use new Cereal malware to spy on govt Exchange servers
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Summary
- The Russian state-backed threat group Turla has been using a new malicious toolset called 'Cereal' to intercept emails on Microsoft Exchange servers at government organisations.
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Products and services involved
- Microsoft Exchange98% match confidence
Part of Microsoft vulnerability disclosures and Turla activity
Pulse
Last change 37m ago · Next recheck 11 Nov 2026, 10:21 UK time
- Story10 Nov 2026, 10:21 UK time · 37m ago
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Turla hackers use new Cereal malware to spy on govt Exchange servers
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Turla hackers use new Cereal malware to spy on govt Exchange servers
- ProbableSummary fact75% confidence
The Russian state-backed threat group Turla has been using a new malicious toolset called 'Cereal' to intercept emails on Microsoft Exchange servers at government organisations.