APT29 Uses WINELOADER to Target German Political Parties

Written by: Luke Jenkins, Dan Black Executive Summary In late February, APT29 used a new backdoor variant publicly tracked as WINELOADER to target German political parties with a CDU-themed lure. This is the first time we have seen this APT29 cluster target political parties, indicating a possible area of emerging operational focus beyond the typical targeting of diplomatic missions. Based on the SVR’s responsibility to collect political intelligence and this APT29 cluster’s historical targeting