Security News

NSA dev thrown in the clink for 66 months after letting Kaspersky, Russia slurp US exploits
2018-09-26 00:07

Pho gets five years and change after taking work home The now-former NSA employee at the heart of the Kaspersky Lab exploit slurping scandal has been thrown behind bars for five and a half years.…

Greece U-Turns — Now Approves Mr. Bitcoin's Extradition To Russia
2018-09-17 10:48

Greece just took another U-turn. Mr. Bitcoin a.k.a. Alexander Vinnik is not going to France nor to the United States; instead, he is now possibly going to his homeland Russia. The Supreme Civil...

What's GRU? A Look at Russia's Shadowy Military Spies
2018-09-06 14:03

MOSCOW (AP) — GRU isn't as well-known a baleful acronym as KGB or FSB. But Russia's military intelligence service is attracting increasing attention as allegations mount of devious and deadly...

Telegram Says to Cooperate in Terror Probes, Except in Russia
2018-08-28 16:28

The Telegram encrypted messenger app said Tuesday said it would cooperate with investigators in terror probes when ordered by courts, except in Russia where it is locked in an ongoing battle with...

Facebook Stops Misinformation Campaigns Tied to Iran, Russia
2018-08-22 11:48

Facebook said Tuesday it stopped stealth misinformation campaigns from Iran and Russia, shutting down accounts as part of its battle against fake news ahead of elections in the United States and...

Pentagon 'do not buy' list says нет to Russia, 不要 to Chinese code
2018-07-30 20:55

Protect and survive, or old-fashioned protectionism – we'll let you decide The US military is drawing up a list of overseas organizations – primarily in Russia and China, funnily enough – that the...

Pentagon 'do not buy' list says nyet to Russia, 没有 to Chinese software
2018-07-30 20:55

Protect and survive – or old-fashioned protectionism, you decide The US military is drawing up a list of overseas organizations – primarily in Russia and China, funnily enough – that the Pentagon...

Microsoft Says Russia Tried to Hack Three 2018 Midterm Election Candidates
2018-07-19 20:48

Microsoft said it detected and helped the US government to block Russian hacking attempts against at least three congressional candidates this year, a Microsoft executive revealed speaking at the...

Back in Washington, Trump Under Pressure to Reverse Course on Russia
2018-07-17 17:38

President Donald Trump found himself isolated and under pressure to reverse course Tuesday after publicly challenging the US intelligence conclusion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election during...

Russia's national vulnerability database is a bit like the Soviet Union – sparse and slow
2018-07-17 15:45

By design, though, not... er, general rubbishness Russia's vulnerability database is much thinner than its US or Chinese counterparts, but does contain a surprisingly high percentage of security...