Tag: russia
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Russian Threat Groups Turn Eyes to the Paris Olympic Games
Russian threat groups are using old tactics and generative AI to run malicious disinformation campaigns meant to discredit the Paris Olympic Games, Fr… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/russian-threat-groups-turn-eyes-to-the-paris-olympic-games/
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APT28 targets key networks in Europe with HeadLace malware
Russia-linked APT28 used the HeadLace malware and credential-harvesting web pages in attacks against networks across Europe. Researchers at Insikt Gro… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164061/apt/apt28-headlace-malware-europe.html
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FlyingYeti targets Ukraine using WinRAR exploit to deliver COOKBOX Malware
Russia-linked threat actor FlyingYeti is targeting Ukraine with a phishing campaign to deliver the PowerShell malware COOKBOX. Cloudflare researchers … First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164017/hacking/flyingyeti-targets-ukraine.html
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Russian Cyberthreat Looms Over Paris Olympics
Cyberespionage, Hack-and-Leak and Disinformation Are All Possibilities. Russia-aligned actors, including intelligence agency threat actors and hacktiv… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-cyberthreat-looms-over-paris-olympics-a-25402
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EU calls out Fancy Bear over attacks on Czech, German governments
The European Union, alongside member states Czechia and Germany, have accused Russian government APT Fancy Bear of being behind a series of attacks on… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366583454/EU-calls-out-Fancy-Bear-over-attacks-on-Czech-German-governments
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NCSC updates warning over hacktivist threat to CNI
The NCSC and CISA have warned about the evolving threat from Russia-backed hacktivist threat actors targeting critical national infrastructure, after … First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366583203/NCSC-updates-warning-over-hacktivist-threat-to-CNI
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FlyingYeti Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability For Targeted Malware Attacks
Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, there have been heavy tensions between the nations and worldwide. After this incident, U… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/flyingyeti-winrar-vulnerability-malware-attacks/
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U.S. warns of pro-Russian hacktivist attacks against OT systems
CISA calls on OT device manufacturers to implement more effective security protocols as attacks against critical infrastructure organizations continue… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366583201/US-warns-of-pro-Russian-hacktivist-attacks-against-OT-systems
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OpenAI Disrupts AI-Deployed Influence Operations
Low-Impact Disinformation Campaigns Based in Russia, China, Iran, Israel. OpenAI said it disrupted covert influence operations including from China an… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/openai-disrupts-ai-deployed-influence-operations-a-25386
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Alleged Russian cybercriminal faces US fraud charges
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/alleged-russian-cybercriminal-faces-us-fraud-charges
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Russian Hacktivist Group UserSec Opens Recruitment Drive for Hackers
The notorious Russian hacktivist collective UserSec is actively seeking specialists to join its ranks, signaling a new recruitment drive within the ha… First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/usersec-recruitment-drive-for-hackers/
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OpenAI, Meta, TikTok Disrupt Multiple AI-Powered Disinformation Campaigns
OpenAI on Thursday disclosed that it took steps to cut off five covert influence operations (IO) originating from China, Iran, Israel, and Russia that… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/05/openai-meta-tiktok-disrupt-multiple-ai.html
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A (Strange) Interview With the RussianLinked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities
Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US minds and hearts, experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a dome… First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/cyber-army-of-russia-interview/
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Europe’s Cybersecurity Chief Says Disruptive Attacks Have Doubled in 2024, Sees Russia Behind Many
Disruptive digital attacks many traced to Russia-backed groups have doubled in the European Union in 2024 and are also targeting election-related serv… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/europes-cybersecurity-chief-says-disruptive-attacks-have-doubled-in-2024-sees-russia-behind-many/
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Australia bans alleged Russian leader of global ransomware group LockBit
First seen on theguardian.com Jump to article: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/07/australia-bans-alleged-russian-leader-of-global-ransomware-group-lockbit
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Russian indicted for selling access to US corporate networks
A 31-year-old Russian national named Evgeniy Doroshenko has been indicted for wire and computer fraud in the United States for allegedly acting as an … First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-indicted-for-selling-access-to-us-corporate-networks/
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Russia’s Turla APT Abuses MSBuild to Deliver TinyTurla Backdoor
A threat campaign luring users with malicious documents related to human rights and public notices is aimed at giving the Russia-backed threat group a… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russia-turla-apt-msbuild-tinyturla-backdoor
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Russian Hackers Shift Tactics, Target More Victims with Paid Malware
First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: www.hackread.com/russian-hackers-target-victims-with-paid-malware/
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Russian Cyber Army Claims Alleged Cyberattack on Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company
The notorious Russian Cyber Army hacker group has allegedly claimed the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company cyberattack. The threat actor asserts a… First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/bulgarian-ports-infrastructure-cyberattack/
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Russia’s DoppelGänger Campaign Manipulates Social Media
Tags: russiaFirst seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russias-doppelganger-campaign/
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Kaspersky hits back at claims its AI helped Russia develop military drone systems
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/kaspersky_russia_military_drone_claims/
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DoppelGänger Attack: Malware Routed Via News Websites And Social Media
A Russian influence campaign, DoppelGänger, leverages fake news websites (typosquatted and independent) to spread disinformation, undermining support … First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/doppelganger-attack-malware-news-social-media/
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GitCaught campaign relies on Github and Filezilla to deliver multiple malware
Researchers discovered a sophisticated cybercriminal campaign by Russian-speaking threat actors that used GitHub to distribute malware. Recorded Futur… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/163463/cyber-crime/gitcaught-campaign-github-filezilla-malware.html
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NSA guy who tried and failed to spy for Russia gets 262 months in the slammer
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/30/nsa_employee_guilty_sentence/
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Turla APT used two new backdoors to infiltrate a European ministry of foreign affairs
Russia-linked Turla APT allegedly used two new backdoors, named Lunar malware and LunarMail, to target European government agencies. ESET researchers … First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/163314/apt/turla-apt-new-backdoors.html
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Kremlin-Backed APT28 Targets Polish Institutions in Large-Scale Malware Campaign
Polish government institutions have been targeted as part of a large-scale malware campaign orchestrated by a Russia-linked nation-state actor called … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/05/kremlin-backed-apt28-targets-polish.html
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US, UK police identify and charge Russian leader of LockBit ransomware gang
The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed. On Tuesday, a coalition of law enforcem… First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/us-uk-police-identify-and-charge-russian-leader-of-lockbit-ransomware-gang/
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Russian APT Hackers Attacking Critical Infrastructure
Russia leverages a mix of state-backed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups and financially motivated cybercriminals to achieve its strategic goals… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/russian-apt-hackers-attacking-critical-infrastructure/
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Russian hackers use new Lunar malware to breach a European govt’s agencies
Security researchers discovered two previously unseen backdoors dubbed LunarWeb and LunarMail that were used to compromise a European government’s dip… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-use-new-lunar-malware-to-breach-a-european-govts-agencies/
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Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-ol… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/05/russian-hacker-dmitry-khoroshev.html