Security News

Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Spam King to the United States
2017-10-05 01:38

Spain's National Court ruled on Tuesday to extradite a 36-year-old Russian computer programmer, accused by American authorities of malicious hacking offences, to the United States, according to a...

Greek Court Orders  Extradition of Russian Over 'Bitcoin Laundering'
2017-10-04 15:22

A Greek court ruled on Wednesday that a Russian national accused of helping criminals launder billions of dollars using Bitcoin should be extradited to the United States. read more

Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Hacking Suspect to US
2017-10-04 15:15

Spain's High Court said Tuesday it had agreed to a US request to extradite a Russian man accused of controlling one of the world's top generators of spam and online extortion. read more

HP Shared ArcSight Source Code with Russians
2017-10-04 13:08

Reuters is reporting that HP Enterprise gave the Russians a copy of the ArcSight source code. The article highlights that ArcSight is used by the Pentagon to protect classified networks, but the...

U.S., Moscow Seek Russian Held in Greece over Bitcoin Laundering
2017-09-19 14:07

Moscow has requested the extradition of a Russian national also wanted in the United States for laundering billions of dollars through a Bitcoin exchange he operated, a judicial source said...

Russian Hacking Tools Codenamed WhiteBear Released (Schneier on Security)
2017-09-01 11:39

Kaspersky Labs released a highly sophisticated set of hacking tools from Russia called WhiteBear. From February to September 2016, WhiteBear activity was narrowly focused on embassies and consular...

Hundreds of Russians Protest Tighter Internet Controls (Security Week)
2017-08-27 18:48

About 1,000 Russians braved pouring rain in Moscow on Saturday to demonstrate against the government's moves to tighten controls on internet use, with police arresting about a dozen protesters. read more

Russian Cyberspies Target Hotels in Europe (Security Week)
2017-08-11 13:10

A notorious Russia-linked hacker group specializing in cyber espionage is believed to be behind an ongoing campaign targeting hotels in several European countries. read more

Campaign Targets Russian-Speaking Enterprises With New Backdoor (Security Week)
2017-08-08 16:21

A malicious email campaign that has been active for at least two months is targeting Russian-speaking enterprises and delivering a new Windows-based backdoor, Trend Micro warns. read more

Admitted Russian Botnet Herder Receives 4-Year US Sentence (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-04 17:17

Russian National Maxim Senakh Was Extradited From Finland to Face US ChargesMaxim Senakh, who was extradited from Finland to the United States to face charges related to Ebury botnet attacks, has...