Security News

Fake Hillary porn just the tip of Russia’s Reddit penetration
2018-04-13 12:05

How Russian trolls embraced rule 34 (but Redditors didn't buy it)

GCHQ boss calls out Russia for 'industrial scale disinformation'
2018-04-12 15:46

Kremlin 'blurring boundaries between criminal and state activity' – director GCHQ‬ boss Jeremy Fleming has hailed the success of a cyber-offensive against ISIS last year and warned of the growing...

How state actors like Russia perpetrate cyberattacks
2018-04-12 15:38

Carson Sweet, CTO of CloudPassage, explains the hacking tactics used by nation-states.

Here's how hackers are targeting Cisco Network Switches in Russia and Iran
2018-04-09 06:48

Since last week, a new hacking group, calling itself 'JHT,' hijacked a significant number of Cisco devices belonging to organizations in Russia and Iran, and left a message that reads—"Do not mess...

Cisco Switches in Iran, Russia Hacked in Apparent Pro-US Attack
2018-04-09 05:36

A significant number of Cisco switches located in Iran and Russia have been hijacked in what appears to be a hacktivist campaign conducted in protest of election-related hacking. However, it’s...

Sofacy Targets European Govt as U.S. Accuses Russia of Hacking
2018-03-16 14:40

Just as the U.S. had been preparing to accuse Russia of launching cyberattacks against its energy and other critical infrastructure sectors, the notorious Russia-linked threat group known as...

U.S. Hits Russia With Sanctions for Election Meddling
2018-03-15 15:33

Donald Trump's administration on Thursday levied sanctions against Russia's top spy agencies and more than a dozen individuals for trying to influence the 2016 US presidential election and...

Top US General: Response to Russia Not Unified
2018-03-09 13:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: America's top general says the U.S. response to Russian election interference isn't as well coordinated as it needs to be, and Pennsylvania...

Russia-linked Hackers Directly Targeting Diplomats: Report
2018-03-01 14:59

The Russia-linked cyber espionage group Sofacy has been targeting foreign affairs agencies and ministries worldwide in a recently discovered campaign, Palo Alto Networks warns. read more

Trump Yet to Order Spies to Retaliate Against Russia: NSA Chief
2018-02-28 02:52

President Donald Trump has not yet ordered his spy chiefs to retaliate against Russian interference in US elections, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday. read more