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Russian suspected Phobos ransomware admin extradited to US over $16M extortion
2024-11-19 21:55

This malware is FREE for EVERY crook ($300 decryption keys sold separately) A Russian citizen has been extradited from South Korea to the United States to face charges related to his alleged role...

Russian Hackers Exploit New NTLM Flaw to Deploy RAT Malware via Phishing Emails
2024-11-14 05:43

A newly patched security flaw impacting Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) was exploited as a zero-day by a suspected Russia-linked actor as part of cyber attacks targeting Ukraine. The vulnerability...

US warns of last-minute Iranian and Russian election influence ops
2024-11-05 16:23

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about last-minute influence operations conducted by Iranian and Russian actors to undermine the public trust in the integrity and...

Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive
2024-10-30 12:40

The prolific Midnight Blizzard crew cast a much wider net in search of scrummy intel Microsoft says a mass phishing campaign by Russia's foreign intelligence services (SVR) is now in its second...

Russian hackers deliver malicious RDP configuration files to thousands
2024-10-30 10:44

Midnight Blizzard – a cyber espionage group that has been linked to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) – is targeting government, academia, defense, and NGO workers with phishing...

Uncle Sam outs a Russian accused of developing Redline infostealing malware
2024-10-29 23:30

Or: why using the same iCloud account for malware development and gaming is a bad idea The US government has named and charged a Russian national, Maxim Rudometov, with allegedly developing and...

Russian charged by U.S. for creating RedLine infostealer malware
2024-10-29 13:04

The United States announced charges today against Maxim Rudometov, a Russian national, for being the suspected developer and administrator of the RedLine malware operation, one of the most...

Russian Espionage Group Targets Ukrainian Military with Malware via Telegram
2024-10-28 14:02

A suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation has been observed delivering a mix of Windows and Android malware to target the Ukrainian military under the Telegram persona Civil...

Senator accuses sloppy domain registrars of aiding Russian disinfo campaigns
2024-10-27 15:44

Also, Change Healthcare sets a record, cybercrime cop suspect indicted, a new Mallox decryptor, and more in brief Senate intelligence committee chair Mark Warner (D-VA) is demanding to know why,...

Four REvil Ransomware Members Sentenced in Rare Russian Cybercrime Convictions
2024-10-26 08:34

Four members of the now-defunct REvil ransomware operation have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia, marking one of the rare instances where cybercriminals from the country have...