Five Charged in “Russian Coms” Fraud Platform Case
Five UK residents have been charged in relation to supplying Russian Coms fraud devices and apps
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Five UK residents have been charged in relation to supplying Russian Coms fraud devices and apps
Cybersecurity agencies from 12 countries have warned that Russian state-backed hackers are actively targeting vulnerable routers using weak SNMP credentials
Experts warn the Jaguar Land Rover breach bears hallmarks of Kremlin-backed hackers, citing novel ransomware, strategic timing and efforts to obscure attribution
The FBI claims Russian spies are targeting Signal backup keys
Suspects accused of distributing malware and selling access to stolen Roblox accounts on Russian marketplaces
Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims Western intelligence agencies were behind a $13m heist
The FBI deployed a method to unplug US-based routers compromised by APT28 from the threat actor’s malicious network
Newly identified malicious campaigns are linked to virtual private servers modified by APT28 to operate as malicious DNS servers
Russian cybercriminal Aleksei Volkov has received close to seven years behind bars for role in Yanluowang ransomware
Dutch intelligence reveals Russian state hackers are trying to hijack the Signal and WhatsApp accounts of key targets
A former general manager of a US defense contractor has been sentenced after selling zero days to Russia
A low-skilled Russian-speaking attacker has used GenAI tools to help deploy a successful attack workflow targeting FortiGate instances
Russia-linked hacking group Fancy Bear is exploiting a brand-new vulnerability in Microsoft Office, CERT-UA says
A destructive cyber attack targeting Poland’s energy sector has been linked to Russian APT group Sandworm
UK NCSC warned of disruptive cyber attacks by Russian hacktivists targeting critical infrastructure
DDoS-ers are striking a website linked to a data breach at the Department of Homeland Security
The Danish intelligence service believes some pro-Russian hacktivist groups have links with the Kremlin
A 39-year-old Russian national is accused of working with cybercriminals to convert criminal proceeds from cryptocurrency into various cash currencies
Amazon researchers believe this campaign is part of a bigger operation spearheaded by Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU
A new phishing campaign has been identified, delivering the Phantom information-stealing malware via an ISO attachment