Security News

Russia: We did not hack the US Democrats. But if we did, we're immune from prosecution (lmao)
2018-11-13 21:07

Hackers are lethal weapons, as in diplomatic... oh forget it The Russian government has denied having anything to do with hacking the US Democratic party in 2016, although in a court filing this...

The US has a cyberattack ready if Russia interferes with 2018 midterm elections
2018-11-05 19:20

Cybersecurity precautions could easily turn into cyberwarfare. Here's how the US plans to combat possible Russian influence in the midterm elections.

That Saudi oil and gas plant that got hacked. You'll never guess who could... OK, it's Russia
2018-10-24 06:01

FireEye reckons it's fingered the operating behind nasty cyber-infection at industrial complex A malware infection at a Saudi petrochemical plant last year was likely the work of a Moscow-based...

Russia-Linked Hackers Target Diplomatic Entities in Central Asia
2018-10-16 08:58

Cybersecurity companies have been monitoring the activities of a threat group that focuses on espionage campaigns aimed at diplomatic entities in Central Asia. read more

Bloke gets six months for fixing up Russia's US election trolls with bank accounts, fake identities
2018-10-11 19:36

Pinedo avoids serious time after spilling beans to Mueller on account sales A California man who provided bank accounts to Russian online trolls seeking to monkey with America's 2016 elections...

Russia's Hackers Long Tied to Military, Secret Services
2018-10-07 16:48

During the Soviet era, the country's top computer scientists and programmers largely worked for the secret services. That practice appears to have resumed under President Vladimir Putin, as Russia...

Dutch and British Governments Slam Russia for Cyberattacks
2018-10-05 17:48

Officials Attribute BadRabbit Ransomware, WADA Breach to APT28, aka 'Fancy Bear'The British and Dutch governments have issued a strong rebuke to the Russian government over an ongoing series of...

UK, Australia Blame Russia for Bad Rabbit, Other Attacks
2018-10-04 09:06

The United Kingdom and Australia have officially blamed Russia for several high profile attacks, including the Bad Rabbit ransomware campaign. A statement published by the U.K. government on...

Resident evil: Inside a UEFI rootkit used to spy on govts, made by you-know-who (hi, Russia)
2018-09-28 02:07

Deep dive into motherboard firmware-lurking code A UEFI rootkit, believed to have been built from an anti-thief software program by Kremlin spies to snoop on European governments, has been...

Contain spotting: Russia's Aeroflot Docker server lands internal source code, config files on public internet
2018-09-26 20:38

Container images leak through insecure registry Exclusive Russian airline Aeroflot has exposed to the public internet the internal blueprints for its website, aeroflot.ru, the Register has learned.…