US-based technology giant Microsoft, which carried out a cyber attack about hackers made a remarkable decision. The company decided to categorize hackers. for each category natural events Microsoft, which found names related to the Turkish hackers, also gave a strange name. Let’s take a look at Microsoft’s statements about this not-so-necessary decision.

Our readers familiar with cybersecurity issues; Lapsus$They already know names like Anonymous or Turk Hack Team. These names belong to hackers who carry out cyber attacks from time to time. According to Microsoft’s decision, these hacker groups will now be commemorated in different ways. For example Turkish hack team, hereinafter referred to as “dust”, which means “dust”. The fact that the Dust map in CS:GO is also known as the Turkish map was an interesting coincidence at this point.

This is Microsoft’s new naming strategy:

• For Russian hackers (blizzard) blizzard
• For Chinese hackers (typhoon) typhoon
• For Iranian hackers (sand storm) sand storm
• For North Korean hackers (wet snow) wet snow
• For Turkish hackers (dust) dust
• For Vietnamese hackers (cyclone) cyclone
• For Lebanese hackers (rain) rain
• For South Korean hackers (full) hail
• For financial hackers (storm) storm
• For official companies developing spyware (tsunami) tsunami.
• For hackers trying to create perception on target audiences instead of hacking attacks (flood) flood
• For emerging hackers (Hurricane) storm

Categories also have special names within themselves.

Microsoft didn’t just categorize hacker groups by country or purpose. hacking groups, independent was also specifically mentioned. For example; The hacker group, reportedly backed by the Turkish government and known as “Sea Turtle” until today, was also known as “SILICON” until today. This name has now been changed. Microsoft, this team is now marble dust It announced that it would be called “marble dust”, meaning “marble dust”.

So why did Microsoft do such a thing?

According to the statement on Microsoft’s official website, the reason for categorizing and renaming hacking groups is due to both the institutions and the threatened individuals and cybersecurity researchers. make their job easier. Making such a naming allows the company clearer and more understandable believes it will happen. Sounds like a bit of unemployment to us 🙂

If you’re wondering what are the names of all the hacking groups that Microsoft has categorized, here You can take a look.