Security News

Russian Cyberspies Hacked Routers in Energy Sector Attacks
2018-03-19 13:51

A cyberespionage group believed to be operating out of Russia hijacked a Cisco router and abused it to obtain credentials that were later leveraged in attacks targeting energy companies in the...

US Accuses Russian Government of Hacking Infrastructure
2018-03-19 10:34

The Russian government is behind a sustained hacking effort to take over the control systems of critical US infrastructure like nuclear power plants and water distribution, according to US cyber...

US Finally Sanctions Russians for Hacking
2018-03-16 12:48

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: The Trump administration sanctions Russian organizations and individuals over U.S. election interference, the NotPetya campaign and energy...

Russians Hacked the Olympics
2018-03-01 12:47

Two weeks ago, I blogged about the myriad of hacking threats against the Olympics. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Russia hacked the Olympics network and tried to cast the blame on...

Russian Hackers Infiltrated German Ministries' Network: Report
2018-02-28 17:08

Berlin - Russian hackers have infiltrated Germany's foreign and interior ministries' online networks, German news agency DPA reported Wednesday quoting unnamed security sources. read more

Russian Meddling: Trump Hasn't Ordered Direct NSA Response
2018-02-28 13:48

NSA Chief Says Putin Expects 'Little Price to Pay' for US Election InterferenceNSA Director Mike Rogers told senators that President Donald Trump has not ordered his agency to confront Russian...

Anatomy of a Russian Information Warfare Campaign
2018-02-22 14:18

Cost of Troll Farm: $15 Million. Impact: PricelessWant to meddle with a democracy? Just use its social media outlets against it to amplify already existing social divisions. That's the quick take...

Russian Cyberspies Shift Focus From NATO Countries to Asia
2018-02-20 18:41

The Russia-linked cyber espionage group known as Sofacy, APT28, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sednit and Strontium has shifted its focus from NATO member countries and Ukraine to Central Asia and even...

Russian, Indian banks lose millions to hackers
2018-02-19 17:11

The Russian central bank’s Financial Sector Computer Emergency Response Team (FinCERT) disclosed on Friday that hackers compromised a computer at a Russian bank and used the SWIFT system to...

Millions Stolen From Russian, Indian Banks in SWIFT Attacks
2018-02-19 14:52

Malicious hackers attempted to steal millions of dollars from banks in Russia and India by abusing the SWIFT global banking network. A report published last week by Russia’s central bank on the...