Security News

US Senator Calls for Investigation into Russia-made FaceApp
2019-07-18 13:40

The chart-topping Russian-made FaceApp, which allows users to see how they will look as they age, found itself in the eye of a political storm in the US Wednesday, with one senator urging an FBI...

Bulgaria Probes Russia-Linked Leak of Taxpayer Data
2019-07-16 15:19

Bulgaria ordered Tuesday a probe into the leak of a trove of taxpayer data in a Russia-linked cyberattack that was disclosed on the same day the former Soviet satellite nation moved to buy US-made...

Russia-linked Hackers Use New Trojans in Recent Attacks
2019-07-16 13:52

Russia-linked threat group Turla has released new variants of the KopiLuwak Trojan in attacks detected since the beginning of this year, Kaspersky’s security researchers reveal. read more

While we were raging about Putin's meddling and Kremlin hackers, Five Eyes were pwning Yandex, Russia's Google
2019-06-27 21:39

... Are ... are we the baddies? Hackers from the Five Eyes intelligence agencies have been accused of breaking into systems at Yandex, dubbed Russia's Google.…

Russia-Linked Hackers Hijack Infrastructure of Iranian Threat Group
2019-06-20 18:11

Russia-Linked Hackers Use New Toolset and Likely Took Over Servers Operated by Iran-Linked "OilRig" Threat Group read more

Russia Says Victim of US Cyberattacks 'for Years'
2019-06-18 12:36

The Kremlin on Tuesday said Moscow had been the victim of US cyberattacks "for years" following a New York Times report that Washington is stepping up digital incursions into Russia's power grid. read more

The US is reportedly seeding Russia’s power grid with malware
2019-06-18 10:24

The US is alleged to have been quietly planting malware throughout Russia's energy networks in response to years of Russian attacks on its own power grid.

U.S. Planted Powerful Malware in Russia's Power Grid: Report
2019-06-17 08:54

The New York Times reported over the weekend that the United States planted potentially destructive malware in Russia’s electric power grid, but President Donald Trump has denied the claims. read more

Russia Effort in 2016 US Election Was 'Vast,' 'Professional'
2019-06-05 16:01

Russia's efforts to sow misinformation on Twitter ahead of the 2016 US election was more extensive and professional than earlier believed, security researchers said Wednesday. read more

Researchers Dissect PowerShell Scripts Used by Russia-Linked Hackers
2019-05-31 15:02

Security researchers from ESET have analyzed several PowerShell scripts used by the Russia-linked Turla threat group in recent attacks.  read more