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Microsoft and DOJ disrupt Russian FSB hackers' attack infrastructure
2024-10-03 17:58

Microsoft and the Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by the Russian ColdRiver hacking group to target United States government employees and nonprofit organizations from Russia...

Google: Russian FSB hackers deploy new Spica backdoor malware
2024-01-18 14:00

Google says the ColdRiver Russian-backed hacking group is pushing previously unknown backdoor malware using payloads masquerading as a PDF decryption tool. "COLDRIVER presents these documents as a new op-ed or other type of article that the impersonation account is looking to publish, asking for feedback from the target. When the user opens the benign PDF, the text appears encrypted," Google TAG said.

UK and allies expose Russian FSB hacking group, sanction members
2023-12-07 16:38

The UK National Cyber Security Centre and Microsoft warn that the Russian state-backed actor "Callisto Group" is targeting organizations worldwide with spear-phishing campaigns used to steal account credentials and data. Today, the United Kingdom officially attributed attacks to Callisto that led to the leaking of UK-US trade documents, the 2018 hack of the UK think tank Institute for Statecraft, and more recently, the hack on StateCraft's founder Christopher Donnelly.

FSB arrests Russian hackers working for Ukrainian cyber forces
2023-11-01 23:20

The Russian Federal Security Service arrested two individuals believed to have helped Ukrainian forces carry out cyberattacks to disrupt Russian critical infrastructure targets. Russia's security agency published a press release on Tuesday saying that its officers detained two hackers who either assisted or joined Ukraine's hackers in cyber operations.

Microsoft: Russian FSB hackers hitting Ukraine since October
2022-02-04 20:17

Microsoft said today that a Russian hacking group known as Gamaredon has been behind a streak of spear-phishing emails targeting Ukrainian entities and organizations related to Ukrainian affairs since October 2021. Security and threat researchers with the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center and the Microsoft Digital Security Unit said today that Gamaredon's cyber-espionage campaign is being coordinated out of Crimea, confirming SSU's assessment that the Gamaredon hackers are officers of the Crimean FSB who sided with Russia during the 2014 occupation.

Microsoft: Russian FSB hackers targeting Ukraine since October
2022-02-04 20:17

Microsoft said today that a Russian hacking group known as Gamaredon has been behind a streak of spear-phishing emails targeting Ukrainian entities and organizations related to Ukrainian affairs since October 2021. Security and threat researchers with the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center and the Microsoft Digital Security Unit said today that Gamaredon's cyber-espionage campaign is being coordinated out of Crimea, confirming SSU's assessment that the Gamaredon hackers are officers of the Crimean FSB who sided with Russia during the 2014 occupation.

Russia starts playing by the rules: FSB busts 14 REvil ransomware suspects
2022-01-14 21:01

Russia's internal security agency said today it had dismantled the REvil ransomware gang's networks and raided its operators' homes following arrests yesterday in Ukraine. Only yesterday five ransomware suspects were arrested in Ukraine, though their gang affiliations were not revealed by local police.

REvil ransomware crew allegedly busted in Russia, says FSB
2022-01-14 19:48

The Russian FSB has identified the entire criminal enterprise known as "REvil". Police raids on 25 addresses in at least Moscow, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Leningrad and Lipetsk.

Ukraine Identifies Russian FSB Officers Hacking As Gamaredon Group
2021-11-07 20:21

Ukraine's premier law enforcement and counterintelligence agency on Thursday disclosed the real identities of five individuals allegedly involved in digital intrusions attributed to a cyber-espionage group named Gamaredon, linking the members to Russia's Federal Security Service. Calling the hacker group "An FSB special project, which specifically targeted Ukraine," the Security Service of Ukraine said the perpetrators "Are officers of the 'Crimean' FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014.".

Ukraine Identifies Russian FSB Officers Hacking As Gamaredon Group
2021-11-07 20:21

Ukraine's premier law enforcement and counterintelligence agency on Thursday disclosed the real identities of five individuals allegedly involved in cyberattacks attributed to a cyber-espionage group named Gamaredon, linking the members to Russia's Federal Security Service. Calling the hacker group "An FSB special project, which specifically targeted Ukraine," the Security Service of Ukraine said the perpetrators "Are officers of the 'Crimean' FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014.".