Tag: russia
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Ex-ASML engineer who stole chip tech for Russia gets three years in Dutch prison
Tags: russia‘Whether those files were allowed to go to Russia? I didn’t ask’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/exasml_engineer_dutch_prison/
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Russian pro basketball player arrested for alleged role in ransomware attacks
Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin was arrested in France at the request of the United States for allegedly acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-pro-basketball-player-arrested-for-alleged-role-in-ransomware-attacks/
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French police arrest Russian pro basketball player on behalf of US over ransomware suspicions
Daniil Kasatkin played briefly for Penn State University. It’s the second European arrest on cyber allegations at the request of the United States to be revealed this week. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russian-basketball-player-daniil-kasatkin-arrested-france-ransomware-charges-penn-state/
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French police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: report
Daniil Kasatkin was reportedly arrested in a Paris airport on June 21 at the request of U.S. authorities. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/french-police-arrest-russian-basketball-player-accused-of-ransomware-report/
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Russia, hotbed of cybercrime, says nyet to ethical hacking bill
Politicians uneasy over potential impact on national security, local reports say First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/russia_ethical_hacking_bill/
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Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ransomware ties
Daniil Kasatkin, 26, was detained in June at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport shortly after arriving in the country with his fiancée, according to local media reports. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-basketball-player-arrested-in-france-ransomware
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Spyware Campaign Hits Russian Industrial Firms
Phishing Emails Disguise Malware as Contract Files. A Russian cybersecurity company is warning that hackers are targeting Russia’s industrial sector using a previously undocumented spyware, reeling them in with contract-themed emails lures. Kaspersky dubbed the spyware Batavia. but doesn’t attribute the campaign to a threat actor. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/spyware-campaign-hits-russian-industrial-firms-a-28928
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French intel chief warns of evolving Russian hybrid operations, ‘existential threat’ to Europe
DGSE intelligence head Nicolas Lerner said Moscow’s tactics are evolving and increasingly include on-the-ground activities carried out by paid operatives. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/french-intelligence-chief-russia-threat
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Looking Tough: Russia Trumpets Pro-Ukraine Hacker Arrests
Officials Look for Positive PR Stories as Putin’s War Drags On. Russian authorities regularly trumpet the arrest and sentencing of citizens who offer hacking support to Ukrainian forces. Experts say the extent to which official crime reports can be trusted remains unclear, especially as officials need to look tough on the Ukrainian threat. First seen…
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Treasury slaps sanctions on people, companies tied to North Korean IT worker schemes
A North Korean man was the focus of Tuesday’s announcement, which also included a Russian man, his companies and North Korean firms. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/treasury-slaps-sanctions-on-people-companies-tied-to-north-korean-it-worker-schemes/
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British criminals convicted over Wagner Group-linked arson attack on London warehouse
The attack was described as a “clear example of an organisation linked to the Russian state using ‘proxies’, in this case British men, to carry out very serious criminal activity in this country on their behalf.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/british-criminals-convicted-wagner-group-arson
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New Bert Ransomware Evolves With Multiple Variants
An emerging ransomware group that calls itself Bert is quickly evolving after hitting the cybercrime scene in April, targeting both Windows and Linux systems used by organizations in the health care, tech, and other industries in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It may be a Russian group whose malware evolved from REvil code. First…
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SEC and SolarWinds to settle lawsuit over 2020 breach
The US SEC and SolarWinds have reached a settlement in principle to resolve litigation over alleged security failings that led to the 2020 compromise of the supplier’s Orion platform by Russian cyber spies First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627272/SEC-and-SolarWinds-to-settle-lawsuit-over-2020-breach
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New spyware strain steals data from Russian industrial companies
Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said the campaign has already affected over 100 victims across several dozen Russian organizations, but did not disclose the specific targets. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spyware-strain-steals-data-russian-industrial-sector
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Researchers Uncover Batavia Windows Spyware Stealing Documents from Russian Firms
Russian organizations have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign that delivers a previously undocumented Windows spyware called Batavia.The activity, per cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky, has been active since July 2024.”The targeted attack begins with bait emails containing malicious links, sent under the pretext of signing a contract,” the Russian company said. “The main goal…
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New Batavia spyware targets Russian industrial enterprises
Since March 2025, fake contract emails have been spreading Batavia spyware in targeted attacks on Russian organizations. Since March 2025, a targeted phishing campaign against Russian organizations has used fake contract-themed emails to spread the Batavia spyware, a new malware designed to steal internal documents. The attack, ongoing since July 2024, begins with links to…
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Cyberattack deals blow to Russian firmware used to repurpose civilian drones for Ukraine war
The developers behind a custom firmware used to convert consumer drones for military use in Ukraine have reported a cyberattack disrupting the system that distributes the software. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyberattack-russia-firmware-blow-hackers
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‘Batavia’ Windows spyware campaign targets dozens of Russian orgs
A previously undocumented spyware called ‘Batavia’ has been targeting large industrial enterprises in Russia in a phishing email campaign that uses contract-related lures. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/batavia-windows-spyware-campaign-targets-dozens-of-russian-orgs/
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Batavia Spyware Targets Employees via Weaponized Word Documents Delivering Malware Payloads
Batavia, an unidentified spyware, has been using a sophisticated phishing operation to target Russian industrial organizations since July 2024. Kaspersky researchers have identified a sharp rise in detections since early March 2025, with over 100 users across dozens of organizations falling prey to bait emails disguised as contract agreements. These emails, often containing file names…
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Russia’s St. Petersburg hit by major internet outage amid drone strike warnings
The outages in Russia’s second largest city are the latest in a series of shutdowns that may be linked to the Kremlin’s efforts to protect critical infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-saint-petersburg-outage-drones
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Aeza Group Latest BPH Service Provider Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury
Five months after sanction Zservers, the U.S. Treasury Department targeted Aeza Group, another Russia-based bulletproof hosting services provider for allowing threat actors to host ransomware and other campaigns on its infrastructure, which is resistant to law enforcement demands and investigations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/aeza-group-latest-bph-service-provider-sanctioned-by-u-s-treasury/
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Ransomware Group Hunters International Announces Exit
Cybercrime Experts Greet Announcement With Skepticism. Hunters International said Thursday it closed shop, provoking skepticism among cybercrime experts who said it’s more likely the Russian-speaking hackers behind the ransomware group will start up again under a new brand name. Ransomware groups often rebrand themselves. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ransomware-group-hunters-international-announces-exit-a-28894
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Two new pro-Russian hacktivist groups target Ukraine, recruit insiders
Groups calling themselves IT Army of Russia and TwoNet are newly active on Telegram, coordinating operations and seeking new members, researchers at Intel 471 said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/twonet-it-army-of-russia-new-hacktivist-groups-target-ukraine
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Russia jails man for 16 years over pro-Ukraine cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
Russian authorities said the man used malware to attack Russian information systems in 2022, blocking access to websites of several local companies and damaging critical infrastructure. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-jails-man-over-pro-ukraine-cyberattacks
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Pro-Russian Hackers Forge New Alliances for High-Profile Cyberattacks
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, which intensified in 2022, continues to reshape the cybercrime landscape in 2025, with hacktivism emerging as a potent weapon in geopolitical disputes. Since the war’s outbreak, pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian hacktivist groups have waged a parallel battle in cyberspace, employing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, website defacements, and data breaches to influence the…
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Pro-Russian Hacktivists Escalate 2025 Cyber Offensive: Targeting Western Critical Infrastructure ICS
The post Pro-Russian Hacktivists Escalate 2025 Cyber Offensive: Targeting Western Critical Infrastructure ICS appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/pro-russian-hacktivists-escalate-2025-cyber-offensive-targeting-western-critical-infrastructure-ics/
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Extensive data compromise purportedly impacts Russian defense contractor
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/extensive-data-compromise-purportedly-impacts-russian-defense-contractor
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US-sanctioned entity involved in Russian independent media hack
Tags: russiaFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/us-sanctioned-entity-involved-in-russian-independent-media-hack
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Alleged ransomware, infostealer support prompts US sanctions against Russian hosting provider
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/alleged-ransomware-infostealer-support-prompts-us-sanctions-against-russian-hosting-provider
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Russian APT ‘Gamaredon’ Hits Ukraine With Fierce Phishing
A Russian APT known as Gamaredon is using spear-phishing attacks and network-drive weaponization to target government entities in Ukraine. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-apt-gamaredon-ukraine-phishing