Security News

Recorded Future CEO applauds "undesirable" designation by Russia
2024-12-18 16:53

​Recorded Future, an American threat intelligence company, has become the first cybersecurity firm designated by the Russian government as an "undesirable" organization. [...]

Russia blocks Viber in latest attempt to censor communications
2024-12-13 18:10

Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked the Viber encrypted messaging app, used by hundreds of millions worldwide, for violating the country's legislation. [...]

Russia-Linked Turla Exploits Pakistani Hackers' Servers to Target Afghan and Indian Entities
2024-12-04 17:23

The Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Turla has been linked to a previously undocumented campaign that involved infiltrating the command-and-control (C2) servers of a...

Russia gives life sentence to Hydra dark web kingpin after seizing a ton of drugs
2024-12-03 07:29

No exaggeration – literally a ton. Plus, 15 co-conspirators also put behind bars A Russian court has handed a life sentence to the head of the infamous online drugs souk Hydra, and 15 of his...

Russia sentences Hydra dark web market leader to life in prison
2024-12-02 19:40

Russian authorities have sentenced the leader of the criminal group behind the now-closed dark web platform Hydra Market to life in prison. [...]

Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI's most wanted list
2024-12-02 12:38

The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin An alleged former affiliate of the LockBit and Babuk ransomware operations, who also just happens to be one of...

Russia arrests cybercriminal Wazawaka for ties with ransomware gangs
2024-11-29 17:50

Russian law enforcement has arrested and indicted notorious ransomware affiliate Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and Boriselcin) for developing malware and...

Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in 'Nearest Neighbor Attack'
2024-11-22 19:33

Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique...

Officials warn of Russia's tech-for-troops deal with North Korea amid Ukraine conflict
2024-11-07 02:30

10,000 of Kim Jong Un's soldiers believed to be headed for front line The EU has joined US and South Korean officials in expressing concern over a Russian transfer of technology to North Korea in...

UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
2024-11-01 10:58

Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after...