Security News

Senator: US govt staff may be sending their smartphone web traffic 'wrapped in a bow' to Russia, China via VPNs
2019-05-30 19:49

No policy to stop use of dodgy foreign network providers. You'd hope common sense would prevail, but... US government workers may be placing America's national security at risk as there is no...

NATO Warns Russia of 'Full Range' of Responses to Cyberattack
2019-05-23 16:49

The head of NATO told Russia and other potential foes Thursday that the Western military alliance was ready to use all means at its disposal to respond to cyber attacks. Jens Stoltenberg's warning...

UK Has Warned 16 NATO Allies of Russia Hacking Attempts: Foreign Minister
2019-05-23 10:30

Britain has shared with 16 NATO allies details of malicious Russian cyber activity in their countries over the last 18 months, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was to say on Thursday. read more

Russia Fines Facebook $47 Over Citizens' Data Privacy Dispute
2019-04-12 17:48

Yes, you read that right! Russia has fined Facebook with 3,000 rubles, roughly $47, for not complying with the country's controversial Data Localization law. It's bizarre and unbelievable, but...

No dice, comrade! Senate floats Russia-busting election law
2019-04-05 01:01

Proposed bill would bring immediate sanctions for tampering with democracy The US Senate is mulling a bill that would call for sanctions on any country caught trying to hack or influence American...

Russia accused of massive GPS spoofing campaign
2019-04-01 11:45

Russia has been hijacking signals sent by Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) systems such as GPS, researchers claim.

Mueller's Investigation Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy
2019-03-25 13:18

But Special Counsel Stops Short of Exonerating Trump Over Obstruction of JusticeSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller's two-year investigation into Russia's 2016 election interference has concluded,...

Kaspersky Lab takes bite out of Apple in Russia over borked parental controls app
2019-03-21 17:15

Store policy removed key features, alleges complaint Antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has lodged a complaint about Apple with the Russian competition authority.…

US Warns of Sophisticated Cyberattacks From Russia, China
2019-03-14 13:50

Cyberattacks from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are increasingly sophisticated and, until recently, were done with little concern for the consequences, the top Pentagon cyber leaders told a...

ProtonMail back up in Russia, firm says, after regime chokes access over 'terrorist activity'
2019-03-12 17:40

Service says that's ерунда ProtonMail is "back to running normally in Russia now" after the country blocked access to the encrypted email service, claiming that students at a sports competition...