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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...

Trump wants to work with Russia on infosec. Security experts: lol no
2018-07-17 12:04

Thanks for Putin that out there Security experts have poured scorn on plans by US president Donald Trump to work more closely with Russia on cybersecurity.…

Russia's National Vulnerability Database Slow, Incomplete
2018-07-16 14:12

Russia’s national vulnerability database is slow, incomplete and it focuses on security flaws that could pose a threat to the country’s IT systems, according to an analysis conducted by threat...

Russia Targeted by Almost 25 Million Cyber-Attacks During World Cup: Putin
2018-07-16 13:53

Russia was the target of almost 25 million cyber-attacks during the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said, though he did not indicate who may have been behind the attacks. read more

Indictment bombshell: 'Kremlin intel agents' hacked, leaked Hillary's emails same day Trump asked Russia for help
2018-07-13 19:13

Charges filed against dozen suspected Russian spies American prosecutors have accused 12 suspected Russian spies of hacking Democrat and Hillary Clinton campaign officials to leak their sensitive...

Russia Expert to Lead Canada's Electronic Eavesdropping Agency
2018-06-28 18:28

A Russia expert was appointed Wednesday to lead Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency, amid ongoing concerns of Russian hacking and meddling in Western elections. read more

Significant DDoS Attack on ProtonMail Blamed on Russia-Linked Group
2018-06-28 08:59

Encrypted email provider ProtonMail was hit by a significant distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that appears to have been carried out by a group linked to Russia. read more

Europe and Russia home to half of credential theft victims worldwide
2018-06-14 12:00

According to Blueliv’s credential detection data, since the start of 2018 there has been a 39% increase in the number of compromised credentials detected from Europe and Russia, compared to the...

Multi-Stage Attacks Target Service Centers in Russia
2018-06-11 15:53

Fortinet security researchers recently observed a series of cyber-attacks targeting Russian service centers offering maintenance and support for various electronic goods. read more