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Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky products on govt devices

Canada has banned the use of Kaspersky security products and Tencent's WeChat app on mobile devices used by government employees, citing network and national security concerns.
- Bill Toulas
- October 31, 2023
- 11:06 AM
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European govt email servers hacked using Roundcube zero-day

The Winter Vivern Russian hacking group has been exploiting a Roundcube Webmail zero-day since at least October 11 to attack European government entities and think tanks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 25, 2023
- 07:00 AM
- 0
Hackers backdoor Russian state, industrial orgs for data theft

Several state and key industrial organizations in Russia were attacked with a custom Go-based backdoor that performs data theft, likely aiding espionage operations.
- Bill Toulas
- October 24, 2023
- 03:48 PM
- 0
Russian Sandworm hackers breached 11 Ukrainian telcos since May

The state-sponsored Russian hacking group tracked as 'Sandworm' has compromised eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between May and September 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- October 16, 2023
- 02:06 PM
- 0
Government of Bermuda links cyberattack to Russian hackers

The Government of British overseas territory Bermuda has linked a cyberattack affecting all its departments' IT systems since Thursday to hackers based out of Russia.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 22, 2023
- 01:30 PM
- 0
Microsoft: North Korean hackers target Russian govt, defense orgs

Microsoft says North Korean hacking groups have breached multiple Russian government and defense targets since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 07, 2023
- 02:24 PM
- 1
GRU hackers attack Ukrainian military with new Android malware

Hackers working for the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, more commonly known as the GRU, have been targeting Android devices in Ukraine with a new malicious framework named 'Infamous Chisel.
- Bill Toulas
- August 31, 2023
- 10:48 AM
- 0
North Korean hackers 'ScarCruft' breached Russian missile maker

The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group ScarCruft has been linked to a cyberattack on the IT infrastructure and email server for NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a Russian space rocket designer and intercontinental ballistic missile engineering organization.
- Bill Toulas
- August 07, 2023
- 10:57 AM
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Hacktivists fund their operations using common cybercrime tactics

Hacktivist groups that operate for political or ideological motives employ a broad range of funding methods to support their operations.
- Bill Toulas
- August 03, 2023
- 02:59 PM
- 1
Russian hackers target govt orgs in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks

Microsoft says a hacking group tracked as APT29 and linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) targeted dozens of organizations worldwide, including government agencies, in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 02, 2023
- 03:52 PM
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Ukraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cards

Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine dismantled another massive bot farm linked to more than 100 individuals after searches at almost two dozen locations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2023
- 07:03 AM
- 0
Gamaredon hackers start stealing data 30 minutes after a breach

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning that the Gamaredon hacking operates in rapid attacks, stealing data from breached systems in under an hour.
- Bill Toulas
- July 15, 2023
- 10:07 AM
- 0
Russian state hackers lure Western diplomats with BMW car ads

The Russian state-sponsored hacking group 'APT29' (aka Nobelium, Cloaked Ursa) has been using unconventional lures like car listings to entice diplomats in Ukraine to click on malicious links that deliver malware.
- Bill Toulas
- July 12, 2023
- 03:01 PM
- 1
CISA orders govt agencies to patch bugs exploited by Russian hackers

On Thursday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six more security flaws to its known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) list.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 22, 2023
- 03:04 PM
- 0
Russian APT28 hackers breach Ukrainian govt email servers

A threat group tracked as APT28 and linked to Russia's General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) has breached Roundcube email servers belonging to multiple Ukrainian organizations, including government entities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 20, 2023
- 09:00 AM
- 0
WannaCry ransomware impersonator targets Russian "Enlisted" FPS players

A ransomware operation targets Russian players of the Enlisted multiplayer first-person shooter, using a fake website to spread trojanized versions of the game.
- Bill Toulas
- June 14, 2023
- 05:36 PM
- 0
Microsoft links data wiping attacks to new Russian GRU hacking group

Microsoft has linked a threat group it tracks as Cadet Blizzard since April 2023 to Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 14, 2023
- 01:27 PM
- 1
Ukrainian hackers take down service provider for Russian banks

A group of Ukrainian hackers known as the Cyber.Anarchy.Squad claimed an attack that took down Russian telecom provider Infotel JSC on Thursday evening.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 09, 2023
- 06:06 PM
- 3
Russians charged with hacking Mt. Gox crypto exchange, running BTC-e

Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner have been charged with the 2011 hacking of the leading (at the time) cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox and the laundering of around 647,000 bitcoins they stole.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 09, 2023
- 11:57 AM
- 2
Russia says US hacked thousands of iPhones in iOS zero-click attacks

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says some iPhones on its network were hacked using an iOS vulnerability that installed malware via iMessage zero-click exploits. Russia blames these attacks on US intelligence agencies.
- Bill Toulas
- June 01, 2023
- 12:11 PM
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