Tag: russia
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Researchers: Meta and Yandex Broke Android Privacy
Web-to-App Pipeline Uses Meta Pixel and Yandex Metrica. American social media giant Meta and Russian counterpart Yandex each found methods to break through privacy protections enabled by Android users, say academics in newly disclosed research. A Meta spokesperson in a prepared statement said it stopped the tracking upon becoming aware of the concerns. First seen…
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Russian military hacking unit uncovered
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/russian-military-hacking-unit-uncovered
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Black Owl hacktivist group significantly imperils Russia
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/black-owl-hacktivist-group-significantly-imperils-russia
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LummaC2 Fractures as Acreed Malware Becomes Top Dog
LummaC2 formerly accounted for almost 92% of Russian Market’s credential theft log alerts. Now, the Acreed infostealer has replaced its market share. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/lummac2-fracture-acreed-infostealer-top-dog
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Russian Hacker Black Owl Targets Critical Industries to Steal Financial Data
A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group known as BO Team, also operating under aliases such as Black Owl, Lifting Zmiy, and Hoody Hyena, has emerged as a formidable threat to Russian organizations in 2025. This group, which publicly declared its intentions via a Telegram channel in early 2024, has been implicated in a series of devastating cyberattacks…
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Top Russian Dark Web Market Tools Drive Surge in Credential Theft Attacks
In a chilling revelation for cybersecurity professionals, the Russian Market has solidified its position as the leading hub for stolen credentials, fueling a dramatic rise in credential theft attacks worldwide. According to a 2024 report by ReliaQuest’s GreyMatter Digital Risk Protection (DRP) service, over 136,000 customer alerts were raised concerning potential stolen credentials on this…
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#Infosec2025: Good Cybersecurity Enabled Ukraine’s Surprise Attack on Russia, Says NCSC
Effective cybersecurity played a key role Ukraine drone attack on Russian strategic bombers, a leading government security expert has claimed First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infosec2025-ukraine-drone-attack/
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#Infosec2025: Good Cybersecurity Enabled Ukraine’s Surprise Attack on Russia, Says NCSC
Effective cybersecurity played a key role Ukraine drone attack on Russian strategic bombers, a leading government security expert has claimed First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infosec2025-ukraine-drone-attack/
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One hacker, many names: Industry collaboration aims to fix cyber threat label chaos
Tags: advisory, attack, blizzard, china, corporate, country, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, group, guide, hacker, india, intelligence, international, microsoft, risk, russia, threatBuilding a translation guide, not a standard: The collaboration is analyst-driven, focusing on harmonizing known adversary profiles through direct cooperation between the companies’ threat research teams. Already, the effort has led to alignment on more than 80 threat actors, confirming connections that had previously been uncertain.The companies describe their effort as creating a “Rosetta Stone”…
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Ukrainians smuggle drones hidden in cabins on trucks to strike Russian airfields
A real-world Trojan Horse attack First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/02/ukrainian_drones_russia_bombing/
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Pro-Ukraine hacker group Black Owl poses ‘major threat’ to Russia, Kaspersky says
BO Team, also known as Black Owl, has been active since early 2024 and appears to operate independently, with its own arsenal of tools and tactics, researchers at Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pro-ukraine-hacker-group-black-owl-major-threat-russia
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‘Russian Market’ emerges as a go-to shop for stolen credentials
The “Russian Market” cybercrime marketplace has emerged as one of the most popular platforms for buying and selling credentials stolen by information stealer malware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-market-emerges-as-a-go-to-shop-for-stolen-credentials/
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AI-Powered Drones: Ukraine’s Historic Strikes on Russian Aircraft
Ukraine’s AI-powered FPV drones redefine warfare, featuring advancements in military technology and cost-effective strategies. Learn more! First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/ai-powered-drones-ukraines-historic-strikes-on-russian-aircraft/
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Acreed Emerges as Dominant Infostealer Threat Following Lumma Takedown
A report on the dark web marketplace Russian Market showed Acreed has emerged as the leading infostealer First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/acreed-dominant-infostealer-lumma/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 47
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape 60 Malicious npm Packages Leak Network and Host Data in Active Malware Campaign Russia-Aligned TAG-110 Targets Tajikistan with Macro-Enabled Word Documents Inside a VenomRAT Malware Campaign Fake Google Meet Page Tricks Users into Running PowerShell Malware…
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A Hacker May Have Deepfaked Trump’s Chief of Staff in a Phishing Campaign
Plus: An Iranian man pleads guilty to a Baltimore ransomware attack, Russia’s nuclear blueprints get leaked, a Texas sheriff uses license plate readers to track a woman who got an abortion, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/trump-chief-staff-susie-wiles-hacker-phishing-impersonation/
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Germany doxxes Conti ransomware and TrickBot ring leader
The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) claims that Stern, the leader of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs, is a 36-year-old Russian named Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-doxxes-conti-ransomware-and-trickbot-ring-leader/
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Damascened Peacock: Russian hackers targeted UK Ministry of Defence
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has revealed that it was the target of a sophisticated cyber attack that saw Russia-linked hackers pose as journalists. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/damascened-peacock-russian-hackers-targeted-uk-ministry-of-defence
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DDoS incident disrupts internet for thousands in Moscow
Russian internet service provider ASVT blamed widespread outages on a DDoS incident and attributed it to a pro-Ukraine collective. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/moscow-internet-provider-asvt-ddos-attack
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Dutch police hit by Russian-linked hackers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/dutch-police-hit-by-russian-linked-hackers
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Trojanized Word files harnessed in new Russian cyberespionage campaign
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Russian hackers Void Blizzard step up espionage campaign
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Microsoft, Dutch government discover new Russian hacking group
The findings highlight the vulnerability of all critical infrastructure firms to similar attack methods. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/russia-ukraine-logistics-laundry-bear-microsoft-netherlands/749143/
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Russian APT28 Hackers Attacking NATO-aligned Organizations to Steal Sensitive Data
Russia’s GRU-backed APT28, widely known as Fancy Bear, has intensified its cyber espionage campaign against NATO-aligned organizations. Active since at least 2007, this notorious threat actor has been attributed to a series of sophisticated attacks targeting critical infrastructure, government entities, and logistics firms across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Poland, Ukraine, and other…
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Microsoft, Dutch government spot new Russian hacking group targeting critical infrastructure
The findings highlight the vulnerability of all critical infrastructure firms to similar attack methods. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/russia-ukraine-logistics-laundry-bear-microsoft-netherlands/749143/
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Ukraine detains alleged Russian spies who used dash cams to guide missile strikes
The suspects allegedly parked cars with activated dash cams near military targets and left them to record for up to 12 hours. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-detains-russian-spies-using-dashcams-missile-strikes
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Russian IT pro sentenced to 14 years forced labor for sharing medical data with Ukraine
The latest in a long line of techies to face Putin’s wrath First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/28/russian_it_pro_sentenced_to/
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SilentWerewolf Attack Combines Legitimate Tools with Code Obfuscation for Stealthy Infiltration
The threat actor dubbed SilentWerewolf has employed advanced phishing techniques to infiltrate organizations in Russia and Moldova, focusing on critical sectors such as nuclear energy, aircraft, and mechanical engineering. Starting on March 11, the first campaign used spearphishing emails with malicious links to distribute ZIP archives containing a novel C# loader disguised as legal documents.…
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Ukraine tallies up Russian cyberattacks on local media since start of war
Ukraine’s SSSCIP agency said Russia has been responsible for more than 200 incidents against media outlets since the start of the war, including wiper attacks, DDoS incidents and disinformation campaigns. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-media-cyberattacks-russia-ssscip-report
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New Russian State Hacking Group Hits Europe and North America
A newly-discovered Russian group, Void Blizzard, has successfully compromised organizations in critical industries, Microsoft warned First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-state-group-europe-america/