Security News

Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+
2024-07-31 20:50

Dozens of Russia-affiliated criminals are right now trying to wrest control of web domains by exploiting weak DNS services. The crooks have already hijacked an estimated 30,000 domains since 2019, by using a technique dubbed Sitting Ducks by cybersecurity outfits Infoblox and Eclypsium.

Cyber Espionage Group XDSpy Targets Companies in Russia and Moldova
2024-07-31 09:37

Companies in Russia and Moldova have been the target of a phishing campaign orchestrated by a little-known cyber espionage group known as XDSpy. A subsequent analysis by ESET attributed the group to information-stealing attacks aimed at government agencies in Eastern Europe and the Balkans since 2011.

Russia’s FIN7 is peddling its EDR-nerfing malware to ransomware gangs
2024-07-18 13:40

Prolific Russian cybercrime syndicate FIN7 is using various pseudonyms to sell its custom security solution-disabling malware to different ransomware gangs. AvNeutralizer malware was previously thought to be solely linked to the Black Basta group, but fresh research has uncovered various underground forum listings of the malicious software now believed to be created by FIN7 operatives.

Australian Defence Force Private and Husband Charged with Espionage for Russia
2024-07-12 12:24

Two Russian-born Australian citizens have been arrested and charged in the country for spying on behalf of Russia as part of a "Complex" law enforcement operation codenamed BURGAZADA. This includes a 40-year-old woman, an Australian Defence Force Army Private, and her husband, a 62-year-old self-employed laborer. They have been charged with one count each of preparing for an espionage offense, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment.

Russia forces Apple to remove dozens of VPN apps from App Store
2024-07-08 17:37

Apple has removed 25 virtual private network apps from the Russian App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog. Roskomnadzor confirmed to Interfax that the order targets multiple apps used to gain access to content tagged as illegal in Russia.

Devs claim Apple is banning VPNs in Russia 'more effectively' than Putin
2024-07-05 21:27

Red Shield VPN, which is focused on providing its services to Russian users, claims it received a note from Apple that says its VPN was removed from the Russian App Store. The email, which the VPN operator shared on X, says Cupertino had to remove the app from the App Store in Russia since the software did not "Conform with all local laws." This is after the Kremlin had apparently spent years trying technological approaches to block the use of the VPN. "Apple's actions, motivated by a desire to retain revenue from the Russian market, actively support an authoritarian regime," Red Shield said in a statement.

TeamViewer says Russia broke into its corp IT network
2024-06-28 19:00

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Since joining NATO, Sweden claims Russia has been borking Nordic satellites
2024-06-21 06:57

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Russia's cyber spies still threatening French national security, democracy
2024-06-20 12:27

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Google Takes Down Influence Campaigns Tied to China, Indonesia, and Russia
2024-06-10 11:00

Google has revealed that it took down 1,320 YouTube channels and 1,177 Blogger blogs as part of a coordinated influence operation connected to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). "The...