Security News

How Russian hackers went after NGOs’ WhatsApp accounts
2025-01-17 15:26

Star Blizzard, a threat actor tied to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), was spotted attempting to compromise targets’ WhatsApp accounts through a clever phishing campaign. The campaign...

Russian Star Blizzard Targets WhatsApp Accounts in New Spear-Phishing Campaign
2025-01-16 18:12

The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims' WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure from its longstanding tradecraft in...

Russian-Linked Hackers Target Kazakhstan in Espionage Campaign with HATVIBE Malware
2025-01-14 09:10

Russia-linked threat actors have been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Kazakhstan as part of the Kremlin's efforts to gather economic and political intelligence in...

DoJ Indicts Three Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Used in Cybercrime Laundering
2025-01-11 06:45

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday indicted three Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in operating the cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman...

Banshee Stealer variant targets Russian-speaking macOS users
2025-01-09 17:43

The Banshee Stealer is a stealthy threat to the rising number of macOS users around the world, including those in Russian-speaking countries, according to Check Point researcher Antonis Terefos....

Russian ISP confirms Ukrainian hackers "destroyed" its network
2025-01-08 19:26

Russian internet service provider Nodex confirmed on Tuesday that its network was "destroyed" in a cyberattack claimed by Ukrainian hacktivists part of the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance [...]

Three Russian-German Nationals Charged with Espionage for Russian Secret Service
2025-01-02 07:25

German prosecutors have charged three Russian-German nationals for acting as secret service agents for Russia. The individuals, named Dieter S., Alexander J., and Alex D., have been accused of...

Iranian and Russian Entities Sanctioned for Election Interference Using AI and Cyber Tactics
2025-01-01 09:59

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday leveled sanctions against two entities in Iran and Russia for their attempts to interfere with the November 2024...

US charges Russian-Israeli as suspected LockBit ransomware coder
2024-12-20 16:48

The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian-Israeli dual-national for his suspected role in developing malware and managing the infrastructure for the notorious LockBit ransomware group. [...]

Russian hackers use RDP proxies to steal data in MiTM attacks
2024-12-18 21:53

The Russian hacking group tracked as APT29 (aka "Midnight Blizzard") is using a network of 193 remote desktop protocol proxy servers to perform man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks to steal data and...