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Security · 1h ago

Google overhauls threat actor naming with two-word cryptonyms

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Google has replaced APT numbers with two-word cryptonyms for cyber threat actors, starting with renaming Sandworm to Sandworm Relic. The move aims to make threat tracking more intuitive and memorable for security teams. Google is going its own way, diverging from the industry-standard APT naming convention.

Meridian48 take
The shift is a branding exercise that may help non-experts, but it risks confusion as different vendors now use incompatible naming schemes.
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Google has a new way of talking about the latest cyber threats — so get ready for a whole load of crazy new names →
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