Tag: russia
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Feds Uncover Sprawling, GenAI-Enabled Russian Troll Farm
The bot farm was created using AI-enhanced software that was able to create a host of different false personas to spread disinformation in convincing … First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/feds-uncover-genai-enabled-russian-troll-farm
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Russian Antivirus Firm Kaspersky Shuts Down U.S. Operations After Ban
A month after the U.S. Commerce Department banned it from selling its security software in the country, Russian company Kaspersky Lab said it is shutt… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/07/russian-antivirus-firm-kaspersky-shuts-down-u-s-operations-after-ban/
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Fraud Campaign Targets Russians with Fake Olympics Tickets
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fraud-campaign-russians-fake/
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Apple Removes VPN Apps from Russian App Store Amid Government Pressure
Apple removed a number of virtual private network (VPN) apps in Russia from its App Store on July 4, 2024, following a request by Russia’s state commu… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/07/apple-removes-vpn-apps-from-russian-app.html
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Russian Media Uses AI-Powered Software to Spread Disinformation
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russia-rt-ai-software/
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Experts Warn of Post-Trump Shooting Misinformation, Scams
‘Russian Troll Farms Are Highly Active’ as FBI Investigates Attempted Assassination. As the investigation of the attempted assassination of former Pre… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/experts-warn-post-trump-shooting-misinformation-scams-a-25764
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AI-Powered Russia’s bot farm operates on X, US and its allies warn
The US and its allies disrupted an AI-powered Russia-linked bot farm on the social media platform X relying on the Meliorator AI software. The U.S. FB… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/165572/security/russias-bot-farm-disinformation.html
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How AI-powered software spreads Russian disinformation on X
The US Justice Department (DoJ) has seized two US-based domains used by Russian threat actors to create fake profiles on X (formerly Twitter) that wou… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/07/10/russian-disinformation-x/
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Russia used fake AI Tom Cruise in Olympic disinformation campaign
First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366587515/Russia-used-fake-AI-Tom-Cruise-in-Olympic-disinformation-campaign
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Novel CloudSorcerer APT attacks hit Russian government
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Russian AI-based disinformation campaign dismantled
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Remote access giant TeamViewer says Russian spies hacked its corporate network
First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/06/28/teamviewer-cyberattack-apt29-russia-government-hackers/
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US Imposes Ban on Russia’s Kaspersky; Sanctions 12 Executives
The U.S. has enacted sanctions on 12 executives of Russia’s Kaspersky Lab and banned the company, citing national security concerns and potential thre… First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/us-imposes-ban-on-kaspersky-sanctions-executives/
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New APT CloudSorcerer Malware Hits Russian Targets
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloudsorcerer-malware-hits-russian/
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US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X
The US and allies blame Russian state-sponsored threat actors for using Meliorator AI software to create a social media bot farm. The post US Disrupts… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-disrupts-ai-powered-russian-bot-farm-on-x/
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Russia Blocks VPN Services in Information Crackdown
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russia-blocks-vpn-services-2024/
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U.S. Disrupts AI-Powered Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Bot Farm
In collaboration with international partners, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) have successf… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/u-s-disrupts-ai-powered/
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Ticket Heist fraud gang uses 700 domains to sell fake Olympics tickets
A large-scale fraud campaign with over 700 domain names is likely targeting Russian-speaking users looking to purchase tickets for the Summer Olympics… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ticket-heist-fraud-gang-uses-700-domains-to-sell-fake-olympics-tickets/
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US disrupts AI-powered bot farm pushing Russian propaganda on X
Almost a thousand Twitter accounts controlled by a large bot farm pushing Russian propaganda and domains used to register the bots were taken down in … First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-ai-powered-bot-farm-pushing-russian-propaganda-on-x/
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DOJ Shutters Massive Russian Bot Farm Spreading Disinformation
The DOJ, FBI, and counterparts in Canada and the Netherlands seized two domains and 968 social media accounts on X that were being used to spread Russ… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/07/doj-shutters-massive-russian-bot-farm-spreading-disinformation/
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Apple Removes VPN Apps from Russian App Store as Censorship Tightens
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US charges Russian civilian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware
First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/06/26/doj-charges-russian-whispergate-ukraine-cyberattacks/
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Ticket Heist network of 700 domains sells fake Olympic Games tickets
A large-scale fraud campaign with over 700 domain names is likely targeting Russian-speaking users looking to purchase tickets for the Summer Olympics… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ticket-heist-network-of-700-domains-sells-fake-olympic-games-tickets/
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US Busts Russian AI-Driven Disinformation Operation
Meliorator Software Generates Social Media Bots. U.S. federal authorities seized two web domains they said supported an artificial intelligence-driven… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/us-busts-russian-ai-driven-disinformation-operation-a-25729
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Apple removed 25 VPN apps from the App Store in Russia following Moscow’s requests
Apple removed several virtual private network (VPN) apps from its App Store in Russia following a request from the Russian Government. Russia is tight… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/165437/hacking/apple-removed-vpn-apps-from-app-store-in-russia.html
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Apple Removed VPN Services from the Russian AppStore
Apple has removed several prominent VPN service apps from the Russian division of the App Store. The affected apps include Proton VPN, Red Shield VPN,… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/apple-removed-vpn-services/
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Russia forces Apple to remove dozens of VPN apps from App Store
Apple has removed 25 virtual private network (VPN) apps from the Russian App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecommunications watchdo… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/russia-forces-apple-to-remove-dozens-of-vpn-apps-from-app-store/
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Mandiant Highlights Russian and Chinese Cyber Threats to NATO on Eve of 75th Anniversary Summit
On the eve of NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington DC, Mandiant outlines the current state of cyberthreats facing NATO and aligned countries. … First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/mandiant-highlights-russian-and-chinese-cyber-threats-to-nato-on-eve-of-75th-anniversary-summit/
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CloudSorcerer hackers abuse cloud services to steal Russian govt data
A new advanced persistent threat (APT) group named CloudSorcerer abuses public cloud services to steal data from Russian government organizations in c… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudsorcerer-hackers-abuse-cloud-services-to-steal-russian-govt-data/
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Kaspersky Flags Cyberespionage APT ‘CloudSorcerer’ Targeting Russian Government
Kaspersky said the CloudSorcerer APT has been abusing public cloud services to exfiltrate data from Russian government entities. The post Kaspersky Fl… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/kaspersky-flags-cyberespionage-apt-cloudsorcerer-targeting-russian-government/