Security News

Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA -- This Time with Kaspersky's Help
2017-10-06 13:06

The Wall Street Journal has a bombshell of a story. Yet another NSA contractor took classified documents home with him. Yet another Russian intelligence operation stole copies of those documents....

Russian Theft of NSA Secrets: Many Questions, Few Answers
2017-10-06 10:18

Pawn or Not, Kaspersky Lab May Face Uphill Battle for ReputationHackers working for Russia gained access to the home computer of an NSA employee in 2015, pilfering highly classified material and...

U.S. Believes Russian Spies Used Kaspersky Antivirus to Steal NSA Secrets
2017-10-06 06:43

Do you know—United States Government has banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky antivirus software over spying fear? Though there's no solid evidence yet available, an article published by...

North Korea Gets Second Web Connection Via Russian Firm
2017-10-05 10:20

A state-owned Russian company has opened up a second internet connection for North Korea which could strengthen Pyongyang's cyber capabilities and undermine US efforts to isolate the regime,...

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...