Security News

Police in Ukraine Blame Russia for NotPetya (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-04 13:03

Vendor of Hacked Accounting Software Could Face Criminal ChargesFirms in Ukraine and beyond are still struggling to bring all systems back online following last week's devastating "NotPetya"...

Telegram Agrees to Register With Russia to Avoid Ban, But Won't Share User Data (The Hackers News)
2017-06-29 01:53

After being threatened with a ban in Russia, end-to-end encrypted Telegram messaging app has finally agreed to register with new Russian Data Protection Laws, but its founder has assured that the...

Russia threatening to ban Telegram encrypted messaging app (Help Net Security)
2017-06-26 22:02

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, is threatening to ban the use of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram. The request Roskomnadzor is a federal agency tasked with overseeing that...

Russia Threatens to Ban Telegram Messaging App, Says It Was Used By Terrorists (The Hackers News)
2017-06-26 10:10

Russia has threatened a ban against Telegram end-to-end encrypted messaging app, after Pavel Durov, its founder, refused to sign up to the country's new data protection laws. Russia's FSB...

Social Media 'Bots' From Russia Distorting Global Politics: Study (Security Week)
2017-06-22 11:09

A wave of "computational propaganda," largely driven by Russia, is impacting politics around the world by spreading misinformation designed to manipulate public opinion, researchers said Tuesday. read more

Russia Targeted Election-Related Networks in 21 States: DHS (Security Week)
2017-06-22 07:33

Hackers believed to be working for the Russian government targeted election-related networks in 21 U.S. states, representatives of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the Senate...

Russia struck at election systems and data of 39 US states (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-13 14:51

Investigators find evidence attackers tried to modify voter data, reports Bloomberg.

Russia struck at election systems and data of 39 US states (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-13 14:51

Investigators find evidence attackers tried to modify voter data, reports Bloomberg.

Comey: Hundreds of Organizations Targeted by Russia (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-09 12:18

Former FBI Director's Testimony Adds to Broader Picture of Russian Cyber ActivityFormer FBI Director James Comey trickled out new details during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about what...

Comey: Upwards of 1,000 Organizations Targeted by Russia (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-09 09:50

Former FBI Director's Testimony Adds to Broader Picture of Russian Cyber ActivityFormer FBI Director James Comey trickled out new details during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about what...