Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access

The Russian hacking group Turla has upgraded its Kazuar backdoor into a modular peer-to-peer botnet, enhancing its capabilities for stealth and persistent access to compromised systems. This development, noted by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), highlights Turla's connection to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and underscores ongoing cybersecurity threats from state-sponsored actors.