Security News

Group That Caused Power Outage Stops Focusing Exclusively on Ukraine
2018-06-07 10:53

Electrum, the Russia-linked hacker group believed to be responsible for the 2016 power outage in Ukraine, no longer focuses exclusively on this country, according to industrial cybersecurity firm...

VPNFilter Continues Targeting Routers in Ukraine
2018-06-04 13:20

Despite their infrastructure being disrupted, the hackers behind the VPNFilter botnet continue targeting routers located in Ukraine, which is believed to be the campaign’s primary target. read more

Ukraine Sentences Two Citizens for DDoS Extortion Campaigns
2018-03-06 20:48

Groundbreaking Prosecution Targeted Attackers Who Demanded Bitcoin PayoffsIn a groundbreaking prosecution, two individuals in Ukraine have been sentenced for running extortion campaigns that...

Ukraine Arrests 'Avalanche' Cybercrime Organizer: Police
2018-02-26 16:06

Ukrainian has detained one of the organizers of the massive Avalanche cybercrime network, police said on Monday, over a year after the global ring was busted in an international raid. read more

CEO of Major UK-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Kidnapped in Ukraine
2017-12-28 09:48

Pavel Lerner, a prominent Russian blockchain expert and known managing director of one of the major crypto-exchanges EXMO, has allegedly been kidnapped by "unknown" criminals in Kiev, the capital...

NotPetya successor Bad Rabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine
2017-10-25 15:10

Bad Rabbit ransomware, apparently modeled on NotPetya, has hit a number of organizations across Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe on Tuesday. Russian security outfit Group-IB was among the first...

NotPetya successor BadRabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine
2017-10-25 15:10

BadRabbit ransomware, apparently modeled on NotPetya, has hit a number of organizations across Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe on Tuesday. Russian security outfit Group-IB was among the first...

BadRabbit Ransomware Attacks Hitting Russia, Ukraine
2017-10-24 19:37

A ransomware attack called BadRabbit has put a halt to business inside a handful of Russian and Ukrainian businesses.

'Bad Rabbit' Ransomware Attack Hits Russia, Ukraine
2017-10-24 16:33

Several major organizations in Russia and Ukraine were hit in the past few hours by a ransomware named “Bad Rabbit.” The incident reminds of the massive attack involving NotPetya malware, which...