Security News

Russian 'Silence' hacking crew turns up the volume – with $3m-plus cyber-raid on bank's cash machines
2019-07-03 11:10

Dutch Bangla falls victim to coordinated ATM scam A prominent Russian hacker crew is seemingly expanding its reach – having just pulled off a multi-million dollar cyber-heist in Bangladesh, we're told.…

Russian Tech Giant Yandex Targeted With 'Regin' Malware: Report
2019-06-28 05:52

Hackers believed to be working for Western intelligence agencies breached the systems of Russian tech giant Yandex last year as part of an attack that involved a new variant of the Regin malware,...

Senators Question FBI on Russian Hack of Voting Firm
2019-06-13 05:28

Two U.S. senators asked the FBI on Wednesday to explain what it has done to investigate the suspected hack by Russian intelligence of a Florida-based voting software company before the 2016...

Zebrocy: A Russian APT Specializing in Victim Profiling, Access
2019-06-04 18:48

The Russian-speaking APT acts as a support group for high-profile APTs like Sofacy and BlackEnergy.

Top Russian Internet Firm Reportedly Under Pressure on Data
2019-06-04 17:10

Russia's leading internet company said Tuesday that it's committed to data privacy as it responded to reports that the national intelligence agency is pressuring it into handing over encryption...

Mueller Reconfirms Russian Election Interference Campaign
2019-05-30 12:33

But Special Counsel Hands Question of Any Trump Criminality to CongressAnyone looking for clarity on whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller believes President Trump is innocent of committing any...

We'll hack back at Russians, declare UK ministers in cyber-Blitz blitz
2019-05-23 12:09

NATO's getting in on the action too British ministers are stepping up their rhetoric on cyber warfare, with £22m to be splurged on embiggening an "offensive hacking" unit as Foreign Secretary...

Bots rigged Russian finale of ‘The Voice Kids’ talent show
2019-05-20 10:25

It turns out that robo-dialed calls accounted for 56.5% of the phone-in vote for the millionaire's daughter.

Russian Hackers Claim Breach of Three U.S. Anti-Virus Companies
2019-05-10 12:10

A high-profile hacking collective is offering for sale information allegedly stolen from three top anti-virus companies located in the United States, cybersecurity company Advanced Intelligence...

Cryptanalyzing a Pair of Russian Encryption Algorithms
2019-05-10 11:30

A pair of Russia-designed cryptographic algorithms -- the Kuznyechik block cipher and the Streebog hash function -- have the same flawed S-box that is almost certainly an intentional backdoor....