Security News

Facebook: Bogus Russia-Linked Accounts Bought Political Ads (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 13:48

Finding Adds to Concern Over the Manipulation of Social NetworksFacebook says hundreds of bogus profiles and group pages likely linked to Russia bought $100,000 worth of politically themed and...

Russia Sentences Two 'Humpty Dumpty' Hackers (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 13:48

Case May Tie to Arrest of Two FSB Officials on Treason ChargesTwo Russian hackers, members of a group called "Shaltay-Boltai" - Humpty Dumpty in Russian - that stole and sold high-level Russian...

Russia-Linked Hackers Could Sabotage US Energy Systems (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 13:18

Symantec Says the Dragonfly Group Is Upping Its OperationsHackers that U.S. officials believe are linked to Russia have upped their activity against energy providers in the U.S., Turkey and...

Russia Jails Two Members of Notorious Hacker Group (Security Week)
2017-09-06 16:39

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced two members of an infamous hacking group to three years in jail for breaking into the accounts of high-ranking Russian officials. read more

Report: Russia's US Election Interference Was Widespread (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-04 14:03

Jurisdictional Issues Have Impeded Full Digital Forensic InvestigationsThe U.S. federal government and many states haven't conducted forensic investigations into the election systems probed by...

Accused 'Hacker for Hire' for Russia Pleads Not Guilty (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-24 12:02

Canadian Allegedly Aided Russians Who Perpetrated Massive Yahoo Data BreachExtradited Canadian national Karim Baratov, who's been accused of helping the Russian intelligence officers who allegedly...

Russia-Linked Hackers Leak Football Doping Files (Security Week)
2017-08-23 12:55

A group of hackers believed to be operating out of Russia has leaked emails and medical records related to football (soccer) players who used illegal substances. read more

Unwanted Hotel Guests: Russia's Fancy Bear (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 18:48

FireEye Says the Hackers Are Launching Sneaky Hotel Wi-Fi AttacksFireEye says Russia's Fancy Bear hackers are targeting hotel guests with a sneaky attack that leaves no traces and steals network...

Unwanted Hotel Guests: Russia's Fancy Bear (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 14:48

FireEye Says the Hackers Are Launching Sneaky Hotel Wi-Fi AttacksFireEye says Russia's Fancy Bear hackers are targeting hotel guests with a sneaky attack that leaves no traces and steals network...

Russia Bans Proxy Services And VPNs To Purge Extremist Content (The Hackers News)
2017-07-26 05:03

Earlier this year, China announced a crackdown on VPNs and proxy services in the country and made it mandatory for all VPN providers and leased cable lines operators to have a license from the...