Tag: russia
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Breach Roundup: MetLife Denies RansomHub Cyberattack Claims
Also: German Prosecutors Charge Three Alleged Russian Saboteurs. This week, MetLife denied a RansomHub cyberattack claim, RI Health System cyberattack update, npm package deployed Quasar RAT, Germany charges three with espionage for Russia, North Korea’s contagious interview campaign deployed new malware. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/breach-roundup-metlife-denies-ransomhub-cyberattack-claims-a-27199
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US Treasury Department workstations breached in attack attributed to China
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, banking, ceo, china, cloud, cybersecurity, government, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, microsoft, russia, saas, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerabilityThe US Department of the Treasury revealed on Monday that an attacker was able to bypass security, access an undisclosed number of Treasury workstations, and steal “certain unclassified documents,” in what it called a “major cybersecurity incident”.In a letter to the US Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, the Treasury Department said that…
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US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election interference
The two entities are accused of partnering with intelligence agencies using artificial intelligence to conduct information operations against U.S. audiences. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russia-china-sanctions-election-interference/
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US sanctions Russian and Iranian entities for interfering in presidential election
The Treasury Department announced sanctions against the Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise and Iran’s Cognitive Design Production Center, accusing each entity of operations targeted at American voters prior to the 2024 elections.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/2024-election-influence-operations-russia-iran-sanctions
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Finland identifies seven suspects among crew of alleged Russian ‘spy’ tanker
Seven crew members of the seized ship Eagle S are being treated as suspects as Finland investigates undersea cable sabotage and alleged Russian spying.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/finland-suspects-identified-alleged-russian-spy-ship
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New U.S. DoJ Rule Halts Bulk Data Transfers to Adversarial Nations to Protect Privacy
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a final rule carrying out Executive Order (EO) 14117, which prevents mass transfer of citizens’ personal data to countries of concern such as China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela.”This final rule is a crucial step forward in addressing the extraordinary…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 504 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter 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. Pro-Russia group NoName targeted the websites of Italian airports North Korea actors use OtterCookie malware in Contagious Interview…
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Pro-Russia group NoName targeted the websites of Italian airports
Pro-Russia group NoName057 targets Italian sites, including Malpensa and Linate airports, in a new DDoS campaign amid rising geopolitical tensions. The pro-Russia group NoName57 continues its campaign of DDoS attacks against Italian infrastructure. This time, the group of alleged hacktivists targeted multiple websites, include the sites of Malpensa and Linate airports, as well as the…
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US Finalizes Rule Throttling Bulk Data Sales to China
Rule Aims to Stymie Weaponization of Americans’ Data. The U.S. federal government finalized Friday regulations throttling the bulk commercial transfer to China and Russia of data pinpointing Americans’ location, their health data, or biometric and genomic identifiers. The rule implements a February executive order from President Joe Biden. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Ukrainian state registers hit by suspected Russian hackers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ukrainian-state-registers-hit-by-suspected-russian-hackers
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U.S. Finalizes Rule Throttling Bulk Data Sales to China
Rule Aims to Stymie Weaponization of Americans’ Data. The U.S. federal government finalized Friday regulations throttling the bulk commercial transfer to China and Russia of data pinpointing Americans’ location, their health data, or biometric and genomic identifiers. The rule implements a February executive order from President Joe Biden. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Cloud Atlas Deploys VBCloud Malware: Over 80% of Targets Found in Russia
The threat actor known as Cloud Atlas has been observed using a previously undocumented malware called VBCloud as part of its cyber attack campaigns targeting “several dozen users” in 2024.”Victims get infected via phishing emails containing a malicious document that exploits a vulnerability in the formula editor (CVE-2018-0802) to download and execute malware code,” Kaspersky…
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Finland Boards Tanker Suspected of Rupturing Undersea Cables
Tags: russiaThe ‘Eagle S’ Forms Part of Sanctions-Busting Russian Shadow Fleet, Says EU. Finnish police boarded Thursday an oil tanker suspected of rupturing telecommunications and electricity cables running beneath the Baltic Sea in a Christmas Day incident. They escorted the tanker, the Eagle S, into Finnish waters as part of a criminal investigation into damage caused…
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>>Holy League<< Hacktivist Group Emerges, Targets West
Radware’s latest report unveils the emergence of the Holy League”, a hacktivist formed in July 2024. This group is the result of a strategic merger between the pro-Russian High Society and... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/holy-league-hacktivist-group-emerges-targets-west/
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US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer
The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian and Israeli national, suspected of being a developer for the LockBit ransomware … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/23/us-charges-suspected-lockbit-ransomware-developer/
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Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, ‘did it for the money’
Dual Russian-Israeli national arrested in August First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/lockbit_ransomware_dev_extradition/
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LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel at Request of US
Dual Russian and Israeli national has been arrested in Israel and will be extradited to the US to face charges related to LockBit ransomware development. The post LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel at Request of US appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/lockbit-ransomware-developer-arrested-in-israel-at-request-of-us/
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The Invisible Russia-Ukraine Battlefield
In Russia’s war against Ukraine, electronic warfare, including signal-jamming, anti-drone weapons, and innovative protections for critical military systems, has become a key piece of the conflict. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/electronic-warfare-russia-ukraine/
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Inside Operation Destabilise: How a ransomware investigation linked Russian money laundering and street-level drug dealing
U.K. investigators tell the story of how examining a cybercrime group’s extortion funds helped to unravel a money-laundering network reaching from the illegal drug trade to Moscow’s elite.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/operation-destabilise-money-laundering-investigation-uk-nca
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US charged Dual Russian and Israeli National as LockBit Ransomware developer
US authorities charged a dual Russian and Israeli national for being a developer of the LockBit ransomware group. Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian-Israeli national, was charged as a LockBit ransomware developer. Arrested in Israel, he awaits extradition to the U.S. Panev was arrested in Israel in August and is awaiting extradition to the U.S.…
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LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Charged for Billions in Global Ransomware Damages
A dual Russian and Israeli national has been charged in the United States for allegedly being the developer of the now-defunct LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation since its inception in or around 2019 through at least February 2024.Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel earlier this August and is currently awaiting extradition, the U.S. Department of…
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Alleged LockBit Coder Faces 41-Count Indictment in US
US Seeks Extradition of Dual Russian and Israeli Citizen Rostislav Panev from Israel. A newly unsealed U.S. federal indictment against Rostislav Panev says the LockBit ransomware operation paid the Israeli national a $10,000 monthly salary for coding and consulting services. Federal prosecutors are seeking Panev’s extradition from Israel following his August arrest. First seen on…
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LockBit Ransomware Developer Arrested in Israel
Dual Russian-Israeli national Rostislav Panev was arrested last August and is facing extradition to the US for playing a critical role in LockBit’s RaaS activities, dating back to the ransomware gang’s origins. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/lockbit-ransomware-developer-arrested-israel
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Justice Department unveils charges against alleged LockBit developer
The U.S. Department of Justice revealed charges Friday against Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged role as a developer in the notorious LockBit ransomware group. Panev was arrested in Israel following a U.S. provisional arrest request and is currently awaiting extradition. Authorities allege that Panev has been an instrumental figure…
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LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev, a Dual Russian-Israeli Citizen, Arrested
LockBit ransomware gang’s takedown is in progress! First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lockbit-developer-rostislav-panev-russia-israel-arrested/
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US charges Russian-Israeli as suspected LockBit ransomware coder
The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian-Israeli dual-national for his suspected role in developing malware and managing the infrastructure for the notorious LockBit ransomware group. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-russian-israeli-as-suspected-lockbit-ransomware-coder/
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US unseals complaint against Russian-Israeli accused of working for LockBit
Rostislav Panev is facing 40 counts for allegedly working for the cybercrime group as a software developer from 2019 up until February 2024, the same month that law enforcement disrupted the LockBit scheme by seizing its darknet website and infrastructure.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-unseals-lockbit-complaint-israel
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Hands Down Cloud Security Directive, While Threat from North Korean IT Workers Gets the Spotlight
Tags: access, ai, authentication, best-practice, business, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, government, guide, hacker, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, korea, kubernetes, law, lessons-learned, linux, login, malicious, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, north-korea, office, password, regulation, risk, risk-management, russia, service, software, tactics, technology, threat, tool, updateCheck out the new cloud security requirements for federal agencies. Plus, beware of North Korean government operatives posing as remote IT pros. Also, learn how water plants can protect their HMIs against cyberattacks. And get the latest on the U.S. cyber incident response framework; the CIS Benchmarks; and local and state governments’ cyber challenges. Dive…