Security News

Will Russian Hackers Affect This Year's US Election?
2018-09-04 11:34

Nearly a year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro zeroed in on a new sign of trouble: a group of suspect websites. read more

Analysis: Russian Misinformation Campaign
2018-08-31 11:47

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an update on how Russian bots and trolls are spreading misinformation on vaccines via social media - and the public health impact of the...

New Cobalt Campaign Targets Russian and Romanian Banks
2018-08-30 17:32

A new campaign by the Russia-based Cobalt hacking group was observed on August 13, 2018. Cobalt is best-known for targeting financial institutions, and this campaign is no different. Two targets...

Sacrilegious Spies: Russians Tried Hacking Orthodox Clergy
2018-08-27 16:20

Russian Hackers Who Bedeviled 2016 U.S. Election Also Spied on Senior Orthodox Christian Figures read more

Russian Trolls 'Spread Vaccine Misinformation' Online
2018-08-27 13:48

Bots and Trolls Account for Majority of Vaccine Tweets, Researchers FindPublic health alert: Russian trolls have been spreading "polarized and anti-vaccine" misinformation via social media in a...

Leaker of Secret Report on Russian Hacking Gets 5 Years
2018-08-24 04:46

A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years in prison Thursday as part of a deal with...

Microsoft: We busted Russian Fancy Bear disinfo websites
2018-08-21 14:56

Right-leaning American think tanks reportedly targeted Microsoft has claimed it thwarted a Russian-backed phishing attack by seizing control of fake copies of right-leaning American think tanks'...

Russian Hackers Went After Conservative US Groups: Microsoft
2018-08-21 13:32

The Russian hacking unit that tried to interfere in the US presidential election has been targeting conservative US think tanks, Microsoft said. read more

Microsoft Disrupts Election-Related Domains Used by Russian Hackers
2018-08-21 12:20

Microsoft on Monday announced that it took control of several domains associated with a notorious Russia-linked threat actor. The names of the domains suggest the hackers may have been using them...

Microsoft Uncovers Fresh Russian Attack Infrastructure
2018-08-21 11:02

'Fancy Bear' Mimics Domains for US Senate, International Republican InstituteWith the U.S. midterm elections approaching fast, Microsoft says it's seized six domain names tied to "Fancy Bear," a...