Security News

Czech Police, Intelligence Bust Russian Spy Network
2019-10-21 14:00

Czech police and intelligence services said on Monday they had busted a Russian espionage network operating through its Prague embassy. It was allegedly set up to attack Czech and foreign targets...

US, UK: Russian Hackers Hijacked Iranian Malware, Infrastructure
2019-10-21 11:44

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported on Monday that the Russia-linked threat group known as Turla has hijacked malware and...

Russian-Linked Cyberespionage Group Remains Active
2019-10-18 15:18

Researchers Link 'Operation Ghost' to The Dukes AKA Cozy BearThe Russian-linked hacking group known as The Dukes, Cozy Bear and APT29 has been laying low over the last three years, but research...

Russian Hackers Silently Hit Government Targets for Years
2019-10-17 11:20

Russia-linked threat actor APT29 has been successfully avoiding detection for the past three years while compromising multiple government targets, ESET’s security researchers report. read more

Sophisticated Spy Kit Targets Russians with Rare GSM Plugin
2019-10-10 16:54

The Attor malware targets government and diplomatic victims with unusual tactics.

Report: Android Banking Botnet Targeted Russians
2019-10-07 13:48

Researchers Discovered Geost Botnet After Attackers Made Operational Security MistakesA large-scale banking botnet has targeted approximately 800,000 Android devices belonging to Russian citizens...

New Research into Russian Malware
2019-10-02 13:00

There's some interesting new research about Russian APT malware: The Russian government has fostered competition among the three agencies, which operate independently from one another, and compete...

Russian Troll Farm Targeted With Fresh US Sanctions
2019-10-01 09:03

Treasury Department Again Clamps Down on Putin Ally and Internet Research AgencyThe U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and six employees of a...

Russian pleads guilty in massive JPMorgan hacking scheme
2019-09-26 10:27

Andrei Tyurin is the first to be convicted in one of the largest thefts of customer data from a single US financial institution in history.

We finally got one! Russian 'fesses up to cracking bank servers, netting big bucks
2019-09-25 00:10

Hack spee included 2014 JP Morgan Chase data theft On Monday, Andrei Tyurin, a 35-year-old Russian national, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of computer intrusion, bank and wire fraud, and...