Cybersecurity experts have named hacking groups for over a decade, with memorable codenames like Fancy Bear gaining mainstream recognition due to their high-profile cyberattacks.
Last month, Google changed its naming convention for hacking groups
Aug 09, 2026
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What's the storyThe cybersecurity industry has been naming different hacking groups for over a decade.
Some, like Fancy Bear, have become household names due to their high-profile hacks and catchy monikers. However, others remain obscure within the cybersecurity community.
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Google recently changed how it refers and assigns names to hacking groups. TechCrunch spoke with one of the world’s foremost…
The great thing about standards is there’s so many to pick from, right?. (Insert obligatory XKCD #927 here.) Several companies…
Google is adopting a new two-word naming convention for tracking threat actors, based on public reporting and categorization.
A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about…
So much for Microsoft and CrowdStrike’s plans for consistent names across the industry
Google attributes the campaign to a hacking group it calls UNC6508, a relatively new and little-known cyberespionage player
