Security News

Russian Cyberspies Use UEFI Rootkit in Attacks
2018-09-27 13:45

Russian cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear is the first threat actor to have used a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) rootkit in a malicious campaign, ESET’s security researchers claim. read more

Swiss, Russian FMs to Meet Next Week on Spy Row
2018-09-18 14:24

Switzerland's foreign minister said Monday that he will meet his Russian counterpart next week after details emerged of alleged attempts by two Russian spies to hack sensitive Swiss targets. read more

Kronos crims go retro, Apple builds cop portal, Swiss cheesed over Russian hack bid, etc
2018-09-15 10:02

Plus Grindr stalkers find a few good men illictly Roundup This was the week of ice cold exploits, re-appearing JavaScript nasties, and of course Patch Tuesday. A few other things happened too……

German Troops Face Russian 'Hybrid War' in Lithuania: Merkel
2018-09-14 20:26

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday Berlin was boosting military cyber capabilities to respond to Russian hybrid warfare that is targeting its troops deployed on NATO's eastern flank. read more

Russian Spies Arrested on Suspicion of Plans to Hack Swiss Laboratory
2018-09-14 20:07

Dutch 'Expelled Two Russian Spies Over Novichok Lab Plot' read more

Greek Supreme Court Approves Russian Request for Bitcoin Suspect
2018-09-14 14:55

Greece's Supreme Court on Friday said a Russian held in Greece for allegedly laundering $4 billion using the bitcoin digital currency should be extradited to Russia, a court source said. Alexander...

Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Operating Kelihos Botnet
2018-09-13 13:48

The Russian man who was accused of operating the infamous Kelihos botnet has finally pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court. Peter Yuryevich Levashov, 38, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty...

Russian Pleads Guilty to Operating Kelihos Botnet
2018-09-13 12:18

Peter Levashov's Botnets Spread Spam, Banking Trojans and RansomwareRussian national Peter Levashov, who was arrested in Spain last year and extradited to the U.S., has admitted to a two-decade...

Russian Charged in JPMorgan Chase Hack Extradited to US
2018-09-10 09:03

Andrei Tyurin Perpetrated Biggest Bank Customer-Data Heist in History, Feds SayRussian national Andrei Tyurin, who's been accused of hacking into JPMorgan Chase's network in 2014 and stealing...

Georgia Extradites Russian Data Theft Suspect to US
2018-09-07 20:01

A 35-year-old Russian was extradited to the United States from Georgia on Friday to answer criminal charges over the massive theft of customer data from JPMorgan Chase and Dow Jones, officials...