Security News

LoJack security code hijacked by Fancy Bear to rat on tis prey
2018-05-02 19:57

Computer recovery code plays double agent on users LoJack software, designed to rat on computer thieves, appears to be serving a double purpose by also working with a Russian state-sponsored hacking team.…

Analysis: VPN Fail Reveals 'Guccifer 2.0' is 'Fancy Bear'
2018-03-27 11:02

Evidence continues to mount that Russian intelligence created the "Guccifer 2.0" hacker online persona as a "plausible deniability" cover for dumping information stolen from the U.S. Democratic...

Fancy Bear Targets US Senate, Security Researchers Warn
2018-01-15 14:03

DNC Hackers Target Lawmakers With Decoy Sites; Some Senators Demand ActionThe cyber espionage group that executed a campaign against the Democratic Party has been gearing up to attack the U.S....

Russian 'Fancy Bear' Hackers Using (Unpatched) Microsoft Office DDE Exploit
2017-11-09 01:07

Cybercriminals, including state-sponsored hackers, have started actively exploiting a newly discovered Microsoft Office vulnerability that Microsoft does not consider as a security issue and has...

Russian 'Fancy Bear' Hackers Abuse Blogspot for Phishing
2017-11-03 08:52

The cyber espionage group known as Fancy Bear, which is widely believed to be backed by the Russian government, has been abusing Google’s Blogspot service in recent phishing attacks. read more

Fancy Bear Invites DC Conference-Goers to Install Malware
2017-10-23 12:03

Hackers Go Phishing for Cybersecurity Conference Attendees With Decoy DocumentWant to infect systems used by a large swath of cybersecurity professionals in one go? Then use a malicious decoy...

Unwanted Hotel Guests: Russia's Fancy Bear (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 18:48

FireEye Says the Hackers Are Launching Sneaky Hotel Wi-Fi AttacksFireEye says Russia's Fancy Bear hackers are targeting hotel guests with a sneaky attack that leaves no traces and steals network...

Unwanted Hotel Guests: Russia's Fancy Bear (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 14:48

FireEye Says the Hackers Are Launching Sneaky Hotel Wi-Fi AttacksFireEye says Russia's Fancy Bear hackers are targeting hotel guests with a sneaky attack that leaves no traces and steals network...

Microsoft Battles Fancy Bear Hackers - With Lawyers (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-31 09:48

Analysis: Malicious Code-Writing Teams Versus Billable Hours: Fair Fight?To battle Russian hackers, Microsoft has moved to strip them of their malicious infrastructure. To do so, however, the...

Microsoft targets Fancy Bear’s domains in trademark lawsuit (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-21 18:55

"Redirecting…Strontium domains will directly disrupt current Strontium infrastructure."