Tag: russia
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Defense Contractor Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Zero-Day Exploits to Russia
The former general manager of defense contractor Trenchant has admitted selling zero-days to Russian broker First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/defense-contractor-guilty-selling/
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Former Trenchant exec pleads guilty to selling cyber exploits to Russian broker
The former executive sold the trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker that “publicly advertises itself as a reseller of cyber exploits to various customers, including the Russian government,” according to the Department of Justice. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/trenchant-exec-pleads-guilty-russia-secrets
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Ex-L3Harris exec pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
An ex-L3 Harris executive pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secrets Wednesday, admitting to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars. Peter Williams, 39, pleaded guilty in the District Court of the District of Columbia to two counts of theft of trade secrets. Court records…
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Ex-L3Harris exec pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
An ex-L3 Harris executive pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secrets Wednesday, admitting to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars. Peter Williams, 39, pleaded guilty in the District Court of the District of Columbia to two counts of theft of trade secrets. Court records…
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Former L3Harris Trenchant boss pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
Prosecutors confirmed Peter Williams, the former Trenchant boss, sold eight exploits to a Russian buyer. TechCrunch exclusively reported that the Trenchant division was investigating a leak of its hacking tools, after another employee was accused of involvement. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/former-l3harris-trenchant-boss-pleads-guilty-to-selling-zero-day-exploits-to-russian-broker/
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Former L3Harris Trenchant boss pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
Prosecutors confirmed Peter Williams, the former Trenchant boss, sold eight exploits to a Russian buyer. TechCrunch exclusively reported that the Trenchant division was investigating a leak of its hacking tools, after another employee was accused of involvement. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/former-l3harris-trenchant-boss-pleads-guilty-to-selling-zero-day-exploits-to-russian-broker/
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Cloud Atlas hackers target Russian agriculture sector ahead of industry forum
The attack, which is the second time the group has hit Russia’s agro industrial firms in recent months, coincided with preparations for the Russian agriculture forum scheduled for the end of the month in Moscow. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cloud-atlas-targets-russian-agriculture
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Ex-L3Harris Cyber Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Trade Secrets to Russian Firm
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/peter-williams-trenchant-trade-secrets-theft-russian-firm/
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Ex-L3Harris Cyber Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Trade Secrets to Russian Firm
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/peter-williams-trenchant-trade-secrets-theft-russian-firm/
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Russian hackers, likely linked to Sandworm, exploit legitimate tools against Ukrainian targets
Russian actors, likely linked to Sandworm, targeted Ukrainian firms using LotL tactics and dual-use tools to steal data and stay hidden, says Symantec and Carbon Black. Russian threat actors, likely linked to the APT Sandworm, targeted Ukrainian organizations to steal sensitive data and maintain long-term network access, Symantec Threat Hunter Team and Carbon Black report.…
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Russian Hackers Target Government with Stealthy “Livingthe-Land” Tactics
Russian-linked attackers have intensified their targeting of Ukrainian organizations through sophisticated intrusions that rely heavily on legitimate Windows tools rather than malware. The attackers demonstrated remarkable restraint in their malware deployment, instead leveraging living-off-the-land tactics and dual-use tools to evade detection while accomplishing their objectives. A recent investigation by our Threat Hunter Team revealed two…
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Russian Hackers Target Government with Stealthy “Livingthe-Land” Tactics
Russian-linked attackers have intensified their targeting of Ukrainian organizations through sophisticated intrusions that rely heavily on legitimate Windows tools rather than malware. The attackers demonstrated remarkable restraint in their malware deployment, instead leveraging living-off-the-land tactics and dual-use tools to evade detection while accomplishing their objectives. A recent investigation by our Threat Hunter Team revealed two…
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Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Organizations Using Stealthy Livingthe-Land Tactics
Organizations in Ukraine have been targeted by threat actors of Russian origin with an aim to siphon sensitive data and maintain persistent access to compromised networks.The activity, according to a new report from the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, targeted a large business services organization for two months and a local government entity…
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Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Organizations Using Stealthy Livingthe-Land Tactics
Organizations in Ukraine have been targeted by threat actors of Russian origin with an aim to siphon sensitive data and maintain persistent access to compromised networks.The activity, according to a new report from the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, targeted a large business services organization for two months and a local government entity…
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‘Living off the land’ allowed Russia-linked group to breach Ukrainian entities this summer
In two separate incidents this summer, hackers appearing to work from Russia used available assets to steal data from a large Ukrainian business services company and a local government agency, researchers say. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-linked-breaches-ukraine-living-off-the-land
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‘Living off the land’ allowed Russia-linked group to breach Ukrainian entities this summer
In two separate incidents this summer, hackers appearing to work from Russia used available assets to steal data from a large Ukrainian business services company and a local government agency, researchers say. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-linked-breaches-ukraine-living-off-the-land
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‘Living off the land’ allowed Russia-linked group to breach Ukrainian entities this summer
In two separate incidents this summer, hackers appearing to work from Russia used available assets to steal data from a large Ukrainian business services company and a local government agency, researchers say. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-linked-breaches-ukraine-living-off-the-land
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Researchers warn of Qilin ransomware gang after group hit hundreds of orgs this year
In October alone, the suspected Russia-based group added more than 185 victims to its leak site, claiming to be behind recent cybersecurity incidents at Japanese beverage giant Asahi, the Texas city of Sugar Land, a county government in North Carolina and multiple power companies in Texas. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/qilin-ransomware-gang-hits-hundreds-of-orgs-2025
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More Collins Aerospace Hacking Fallout
Everest Extortion Group Lists Dublin Airport. A Russian data extortion group threatened Sunday to release passenger data putatively stolen from the Dublin Airport days after its operator said it investigated a breach stemming from a September cybersecurity incident that affected airports across Europe. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/more-collins-aerospace-hacking-fallout-a-29848
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Italian-made spyware spotted in breaches of Russian, Belarusian systems
The Dante spyware from Memento Labs, the successor to the notorious Italian company Hacking Team, was part of espionage operations against targets in Russia and Belarus, researchers at Kaspersky said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/memento-labs-formerly-hacking-team-dante-spyware-russia-kaspersky
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Critical Chrome 0-Day Under Attack: Mem3nt0 Mori Hackers Actively Exploiting Vulnerability
In March 2025, security researchers at Kaspersky detected a sophisticated campaign exploiting a previously unknown Chrome vulnerability to deliver advanced spyware to high-profile targets. The attack, dubbed Operation ForumTroll, leveraged personalized phishing links to compromise organizations across Russia, including media outlets, universities, research centers, government agencies, and financial institutions. A single click on a malicious…
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Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/chatbots-are-pushing-sanctioned-russian-propaganda/
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 547 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Russian Rosselkhoznadzor hit by DDoS attack, food shipments across Russia delayed CVE-2025-59287: Microsoft fixes critical WSUS…
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Russian Rosselkhoznadzor hit by DDoS attack, food shipments across Russia delayed
A DDoS attack on Russia’s food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor disrupted food shipments by crippling its VetIS and Saturn tracking systems. A DDoS cyberattack on Russia’s food safety agency, Rosselkhoznadzor, disrupted nationwide food shipments by knocking offline its VetIS and Saturn tracking systems for agricultural products and chemicals. Rosselkhoznadzor (РоÑÑельхознадзор) is the Federal Service for Veterinary…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Advice for Detecting and Preventing AI Attacks, and for Securing AI Systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, china, ciso, cloud, computing, container, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, healthcare, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, risk-management, russia, sans, scam, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustAs organizations eagerly adopt AI, cybersecurity teams are racing to protect these new systems. In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we round up some of the best recent guidance on how to fend off AI attacks, and on how to safeguard your AI systems. Key takeaways Developers are getting new playbooks from groups…
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Cyberattack on Russia’s food safety agency reportedly disrupts product shipments
A veterinary certification platform and systems that track products and chemicals were among the tools disrupted by a DDoS incident, Russia’s food safety watchdog said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-food-safety-agency-rosselkhoznadzor-ddos-attack
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Cyberattack on Russia’s food safety agency reportedly disrupts product shipments
A veterinary certification platform and systems that track products and chemicals were among the tools disrupted by a DDoS incident, Russia’s food safety watchdog said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-food-safety-agency-rosselkhoznadzor-ddos-attack
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Cyber exec with lavish lifestyle charged with selling secrets to Russia
The 0-days have left the building First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/24/former_l3harris_cyber_director_charged/
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US accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing and selling secrets to Russian buyer
The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/u-s-government-accuses-former-l3harris-cyber-boss-of-stealing-trade-secrets/
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Ex-L3Harris executive accused of selling trade secrets to Russia
The Department of Justice filed charges against Peter Williams, an Australian national who served as general manager of Trenchant, a specialized cybersecurity division within L3Harris. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ex-l3harris-executive-accused-of-selling-trade-secrets-to-russia/