Russian hackers are reportedly targeting millions of devices around the world to spy, steal information and build networks in preparation for future cyber-attacks, the US and UK have revealed.
Facebook takes down Russian troll accounts
Facebook has reportedly suspended 70 accounts, 138 pages and 65 Instagram accounts associated with a “troll factory,” which has been sanctioned by US authorities for fake activism and misleading political posts.
Russian spies may have hacked Germany’s government systems
Germany are reportedly investigating a security breach into the country’s government computer network.
Britain blames Russia for crippling cyber-attack
Britain has publicly pointed the finger at Moscow for spreading the virus, which disrupted companies across Europe including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser.
Crypto mining malware used to trick Russian users: Kaspersky Lab
Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab has discovered previously undetected malware directed at users who used the desktop version of the …
Group-IB uncovers Russian hacker group ‘MoneyTaker’
Group-IB has released a report detailing the operations of a Russian-speaking targeted attack group dubbed as MoneyTaker. In less than …
Eugene Kaspersky: We would never spy for Russia
Founder and CEO of Moscow-based anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab Eugene Kaspersky said that he would quit and move the business out of Russia if intelligence agencies ever asked his company to spy for it.
Google says no changes in algorithm to re-rank Russian websites: Reuters
The statement comes after Moscow expressed concerns the search engine might discriminate against Russian media, according to a report by Reuters.
Facebook updates review policy after 10m people saw Russian ads
The company said on Monday that it will add more than 1,000 people to review the ads that run on its platforms.
Russia-based Kaspersky Lab rolls out free antivirus software
The company has revealed in a recent blog post that the free antivirus will not be competing with any of the paid versions.
Russia behind ransomware attack: Ukraine security service
Ukraine has reportedly said that it found proof that Russian security services were involved in the cyber-attack that targeted businesses around the world earlier this week.
Russia denies hacking Qatar’s state news agency
Russian officials have rejected allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news story that …
FBI confirms investigation of Russian hack of US election
The FBI is actively investigating Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 US presidential election and possible cooperation from President Donald Trump’s campaign, agency director James Comey confirmed.
Inside the Russian hack of Yahoo
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has been investigating the intrusion for two years, but it was only in late 2016 that the full scale of the hack became apparent. The FBI indicted four people for the attack, two of whom are Russian spies.
Russian government agents charged for Yahoo hack
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged four people, including two Russian state intelligence agents, for their involvement in a massive hack of Yahoo that affected half a billion accounts.
5 unanswered questions about massive Russian hacker database
There’s still much that’s unclear about Tuesday’s revelation that a small group of hackers in Russia have amassed a database of 1.2 billion stolen …
BBC server taken over by Russian cybercriminal
A Russian hacker gained access to a BBC server over the Christmas period and attempted to sell access to it to other cybercriminals, reports suggest.
Syria & Lebanon channelling Russian bulletproof hosting
A Russian-speaking group is advertising “bulletproof” hosting for cybercriminals from data centres in Syria and Lebanon, an apparent effort to place new services in locales where Western law enforcement has little influence.
13 suspected cybercriminals arrested in Russia along with Blackhole creator
Thirteen people, including the creator of Blackhole, a popular exploit tool used to infect computers with malware, were arrested and charged in Russia with creating and participating in a criminal organisation.
Malware-as-a-service blossoms in Russia, vendor research finds
Highly organised Russian groups have transformed mobile hacking into an industrial scale business, a kind of “malware-as-a-service,” complete with marketing affiliates, distributors and customer support.