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Russian APT29 Hackers Turn Trusted Websites Into Traps to Compromise iPhone and Android Users

Cybersecurity NewsNovember 4, 20265 min read

A Russian state-linked hacking group is using trusted websites to quietly break into phones. Researchers say APT29, also known as Midnight Blizzard or Cozy Bear, planted hidden code on real and cloned sites in the US, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Visitors with out-of-date iPhones or Android phones can lose cookies, Wi-Fi passwords and, […] The post Russian APT29 Hackers Turn Trusted Websites Into Traps to Compromise iPhone and Android Users appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A Russian state-linked hacking group is using trusted websites to quietly break into phones. Researchers say APT29, also known as Midnight Blizzard or Cozy Bear, planted hidden code on real and cloned sites in the US, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Visitors with out-of-date iPhones or Android phones can lose cookies, Wi-Fi passwords and, in some cases, almost all of their phone data. They only need to open the page. The campaign was found in mid-October 2026. It uses three entry routes: code added…

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