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width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US tech giant Cisco said its cybersecurity researchers noticed unusual activity in the organisation&#8217;s computer systems in April, asserting \u201cwith moderate confidence\u201d that a Russian threat actor carried out the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Cisco&#8217;s researchers found malware known as Amatera running on the system, capable of stealing sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>It was also used to install software that could give an attacker access to the computer, including the ability to inspect files, transfer data and run commands, according to the company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Berlin cyberattack: hackers leak highly sensitive data across dark web<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cisco found that the software was configured to connect to a server with an IP address based in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The report could not verify whether any information was actually stolen from the Ukrainian organisation, whether hackers actively used that access or how the computer was initially infected.<\/p>\n<p>Cisco researchers however assessed that it was part of a broader operation designed to steal cryptocurrency and credentials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not clear what started the execution chain,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id 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