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Russia covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Russia, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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The identity of the second threat actor behind the Golden Chickens malware has been uncovered courtesy of a fatal operational security blunder, cybersecurity firm eSentire said
Pro-Ukraine techie gets hard time A Russian IT worker accused of participating in pro-Ukraine denial of service attacks against Russian government websites has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony and ordered to pay 800,000 rubles (about $10,000). …
"Up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest and/or conviction of this defendant."
Indictments claim Russian was involved in Babuk, Hive and LockBit
A Russian national has been charged and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) for launching ransomware attacks against "thousands of victims" in the country and across the world
Infecting cops' computers is one way to put a target on your back The Feds have sanctioned a Russian national accused of using LockBit, Babuk, and Hive ransomware to extort a law enforcement agency and nonprofit healthcare organization in New Jersey, and the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC, among "numerous" other victim organizations in the US and globally.…
A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups was the subject of two indictments unsealed by the Justice Department today. U.S. prosecutors say Mikhail Pavolovich Matveev, a.k.a. "Wazawaka" and "Boriselcin" worked with three different ransomware gangs that extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from companies, schools, hospitals and government agencies.
LockBit, Babuk, and Hive ransomware used by Russian to target critical US organizations, DOJ says.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka or Boriselcin) for involvement in three ransomware operations that targeted victims across the United States. [...]
The findings come from Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit