Security News

US Imposes More Russian Sanctions for Cyberattacks
2018-06-11 16:48

Five Organizations, Three Individuals Cited for Assisting With 'Destabilizing Cyber Activities'The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday that it has imposed sanctions on five Russian...

Targeted Spy Campaign Hits Russian Service Centers
2018-06-07 19:43

The payload is a commercial version of the Imminent Monitor tool, which is marketed as legitimate software.

Russian Cyberspies Change Tactics in Recent Campaign
2018-06-07 15:29

Recently observed attacks orchestrated by the Russian threat group Sofacy have revealed a change in tactics and new iterations of previously known tools, according to Palo Alto Networks...

Yahoo Hacker linked to Russian Intelligence Gets 5 Years in U.S. Prison
2018-05-30 07:48

A 23-year-old Canadian man, who pleaded guilty last year for his role in helping Russian government spies hack into email accounts of Yahoo users and other services, has been sentenced to five...

Russian Police Arrest Man Involved in Android Banking Trojan Scheme
2018-05-25 12:30

Law enforcement authorities in Russia have arrested an unnamed 32-year-old man who is believed to be part of a cybercrime ring that made up to $8,000 per day using Android banking Trojans. read more

FBI moves against VPNFilter botnet, claiming Russian involvement and 'national security threat'
2018-05-24 19:06

Warns admins that the malware could be very tough to remove The FBI says it is taking steps to stop the spread of the VPNFilter malware and botnet, warning that it's a national security issue.…

U.S. Disrupts Russian Botnet of 500,000 Hacked Routers
2018-05-24 02:30

The US Justice Department said Wednesday that it had seized an internet domain that directed a dangerous botnet of a half-million infected home and office network routers, controlled by hackers...

Telegrab: Russian malware hijacks Telegram sessions
2018-05-17 17:52

Researchers have discovered and analyzed an unusual piece of malware that, among other things, seeks to collect cache and key files from end-to-end encrypted instant messaging service Telegram....

Russian malware harvesting Telegram Desktop creds, chats
2018-05-17 04:58

Python pogrommer may have outed himself on YouTube Already under attack by Russia's telecommunications regulator, a new source of woe has emerged for crypto-chat app Telegram: malware.…

No Evidence Russian Hackers Changed Votes in 2016 Election: Senators
2018-05-09 09:17

Hackers backed by the Russian government attempted to undermine confidence in the voting process in the period leading up to the 2016 presidential election, but there is no evidence that they...