Russia

Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest

Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says impact was 'minimal'

Networks21 Nov 2024 | 47

Russian suspected Phobos ransomware admin extradited to US over $16M extortion

This malware is FREE for EVERY crook ($300 decryption keys sold separately)

Cyber-crime19 Nov 2024 | 5

Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today

First in six years is nearly three times the size of the older, pre-NATO version

Security18 Nov 2024 | 40

$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme

And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt

Systems08 Nov 2024 | 9

Officials warn of Russia's tech-for-troops deal with North Korea amid Ukraine conflict

10,000 of Kim Jong Un's soldiers believed to be headed for front line

Security07 Nov 2024 | 47

New Jersey man admits shipping sanctions-busting tech to Russia

Smuggler busted on the border carrying naughty items

Systems05 Nov 2024 | 16

Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive

The prolific Midnight Blizzard crew cast a much wider net in search of scrummy intel

Cyber-crime30 Oct 2024 | 18

Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Don't hold your breath Putin

Software29 Oct 2024 | 260

Skyscraper-high sewage plume erupts in Moscow

Ukrainian hackers again, or just 50+ year old infrastructure showing its age? Either way, it's a mess

Offbeat28 Oct 2024 | 80

Senator accuses sloppy domain registrars of aiding Russian disinfo campaigns

Infosec in brief Also, Change Healthcare sets a record, cybercrime cop suspect indicted, a new Mallox decryptor, and more

Security27 Oct 2024 | 34

Putin's pro-Trump trolls accuse Harris of poaching rhinos

Plus: Iran's IRGC probes election-related websites in swing states

Security25 Oct 2024 | 85

Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers

Removal of kernel maintainers linked to Russia attributed to sanctions

Software23 Oct 2024 | 262

Uncle Sam puts $10M bounty on Russian troll farm Rybar

Propaganda op focuses on anti-West narratives to meddle with elections

Security18 Oct 2024 | 9

US and UK govts warn: Russia scanning for your unpatched vulnerabilities

in brief Also, phishing's easier over the phone, and your F5 cookies might be unencrypted, and more

Security12 Oct 2024 | 11

Happy birthday, Putin – you've been pwned

Pro-Ukraine hackers claim credit for Russian state broadcasting shutdown

Security08 Oct 2024 | 82

DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia's Star Blizzard phishing attacks

Winter is coming

Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2024 | 7

Evil Corp's deep ties with Russia and NATO member attacks exposed

Ransomware criminals believed to have taken orders from intel services

Cyber-crime01 Oct 2024 | 11

NCA unmasks man it suspects is both 'Evil Corp kingpin' and LockBit affiliate

Aleksandr Ryzhenkov alleged to have extorted around $100M from victims, built 60 LockBit attacks

Cybersecurity Month01 Oct 2024 |

Forget the Kia Boyz: Crooks could hijack your car with just a smartphone

Infosec In Brief Plus: UK man charged with compromising firms for stock secrets; ransomware actor foils self; and more

Security30 Sep 2024 | 17

Starlink-branded hardware reportedly found amid wreckage of downed Russian drone

Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones

Networks27 Sep 2024 | 172

Apple quietly removed 60 more VPNs from Russian app store, researchers claim

iThing-maker is Putin Kremlin repression ahead of privacy, rights orgs argue

Software26 Sep 2024 | 27

Russia's digital warfare on Ukraine shows no signs of slowing: Malware hits surge

Severe incidents may be down, but Putin had to throw one in for good measure

Cyber-crime24 Sep 2024 | 9

US proposes ban on Chinese, Russian connected car tech over security fears

No room for your spy mobiles on our streets

Software23 Sep 2024 | 28

Putin really wants Trump back in the White House

US govt, Microsoft report on Kremlin trolls' latest antics to Make America Grate Again

Research18 Sep 2024 | 268

Despite Russia warnings, Western critical infrastructure remains unprepared

Feature 'Lives will be lost' as Moscow ramps up offensive cyber military units

Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 29

Russia's top-secret military unit reportedly plots undersea cable 'sabotage'

US alarmed by heightened Kremlin naval activity worldwide

Security09 Sep 2024 | 40

Kremlin-linked COLDRIVER crooks take pro-democracy NGOs for phishy ride

The latest of many attempts to stifle perceived threats to Putin's regime

Security09 Sep 2024 | 10

MI6, CIA using generative AI to combat tech-driven enemies

Spy bosses use first-ever joint article to bemoan how Russia and China use tech to mess with the world

AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 55

Uncle Sam charges Russian GRU cyber-spies behind 'WhisperGate intrusions'

Feds post $10M bounty for each of the six's whereabouts

Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 7

White House seizes 32 domains, issues criminal charges in massive election-meddling crackdown

Russia has seemingly decided who it wants Putin the Oval Office

Security05 Sep 2024 | 90

Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming

Forget about your love life too, no dating apps until the war is over

Security21 Aug 2024 | 169

Russian man who sold logins to nearly 3,000 accounts gets 40 months in jail

He’ll also have to pay back $1.2 million from fraudulent transactions he facilitated

Cyber-crime15 Aug 2024 | 5

Russian cyber snoops linked to massive credential-stealing campaign

Citizen Lab also spots a COLDWASTREL swimming in the Rivers of Phish

Cyber-crime14 Aug 2024 |

US sends cybercriminals back to Russia in prisoner swap that freed WSJ journo, others

Techno-crooks greeted by grinning Putin after landing

Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 37

CrowdStrike fiasco highlights growing Sino-Russian tech independence

Analysis China is playing a long game, which could pay off on an enormous scale

Software24 Jul 2024 | 62

Hong Kong becomes major hub for shipping banned tech to Iran, Russia

Government doesn't seem to mind – and business is into it, claims report

Public Sector23 Jul 2024 | 19

Two Russians sanctioned over cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure

Supposed hacktivist efforts previously linked to the Kremlin's GRU

Cyber-crime22 Jul 2024 | 5

Yandex sells off Russian ops, remaining Euro-biz now Putin itself about as Nebius Group

Two-year legal saga ends with Netherlands-based entity ready to bring diverse AI interests to the world

Legal16 Jul 2024 | 21

FBI, cyber-cops zap ~1K Russian AI disinfo Twitter bots

RT News snarks back after it's accused of building social nyet-work for Kremlin

Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 11

Devs claim Apple is banning VPNs in Russia 'more effectively' than Putin

Updated Mozilla shows guts with its extensions – but that's the way the Cook, he crumbles

Security05 Jul 2024 | 59

UN telecom watchdog wags finger at Russia for satellite interference

European neighbors say interference comes from Moscow and Kaliningrad, Kremlin claims it didn't find anything

Networks02 Jul 2024 | 51

TeamViewer says Russia broke into its corp IT network

Updated Same APT29 crew that hit Microsoft and SolarWinds. How close were we to a mega backdoor situation?

CSO28 Jun 2024 | 25

WhisperGate suspect indicted as US offers a $10M bounty for his capture

Russian national accused of attacks in lead-up to the Ukraine war

Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 6

From network security to nyet work in perpetuity: What's up with the Kaspersky US ban?

Kettle It's been a long time coming. Now our journos speak their brains

Security22 Jun 2024 | 44

Since joining NATO, Sweden claims Russia has been borking Nordic satellites

If Putin likes jammin', we hope NATO likes jammin' too

Security21 Jun 2024 | 56

Russia's cyber spies still threatening French national security, democracy

Publishing right before a major election is apparently just a coincidence

Cyber-crime20 Jun 2024 | 9

Mozilla defies Kremlin, restores banned Firefox add-ons in Russia

Browser maker decided not to follow Putin's orders. Well done

Applications14 Jun 2024 | 53

Ukraine busts SIM farms targeting soldiers with spyware

Russia recruits local residents to support battlefield goals

Cyber-crime14 Jun 2024 | 9

Tetris Company celebrates classic game's 40th birthday

You're not a 1985 truther, are you?

Bootnotes06 Jun 2024 | 28

Russia takes gold for disinformation as Olympics approach

Featuring Tom Cruise deepfakes and multiple made-up terrorism threats

Security03 Jun 2024 | 19

Germany points finger at Fancy Bear for widespread 2023 hacks, DDoS attacks

Infosec in brief Also: Microsoft promises to git gud on cybersecurity; unqualified attackers are targeting your water systems, and more

Security06 May 2024 | 18

Kaspersky hits back at claims its AI helped Russia develop military drone systems

Ready, set, sanctions?

Security03 May 2024 | 15

NSA guy who tried and failed to spy for Russia gets 262 months in the slammer

Tried to sell top secret docs for the low, low price of $85K

Cyber-crime30 Apr 2024 | 27

Russia, Iran pose most aggressive threat to 2024 elections, say infoseccers

Google security crew reveal ‘the four Ds’ to be on the watch for

Cyber-crime25 Apr 2024 | 9

Meta comms chief handed six-year Russian prison sentence for 'justifying terrorism'

Memo to Andy Stone: Don't go to Moscow for your holidays

Public Sector23 Apr 2024 | 27

Old Windows print spooler bug is latest target of Russia's Fancy Bear gang

Putin's pals use 'GooseEgg' malware to launch attacks you can defeat with patches or deletion

Security23 Apr 2024 | 7