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Plus: Accused is innocent until proven guilty, but is known to be an Apple fan FBI agents have arrested a Russian man suspected of being part of the Lockbit ransomware gang. An unsealed complaint alleges the 20-year-old was an Apple fanboy, an online gambler, and scored 80 percent of at least one ransom payment given to the criminals.…
Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov allegedly targeted computer systems in the US, Asia, Europe and Africa
Symantec said the new campaign focused on acquiring military and security intelligence
The threat actor known as ChamelGang has been observed using a previously undocumented implant to backdoor Linux systems, marking a new expansion of the threat actor's capabilities
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unveiled charges against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in deploying LockBit ransomware to targets in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Africa
WhisperGate-spreading Cadet Blizzard painted as haphazard but dangerous crew Here's a curious tale about a highly destructive yet flaky Kremlin-backed crew that was active during the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, then went relatively quiet – until this year.…
CISA chief tells us exploitation 'largely opportunistic', not on same level of SolarWinds The US Department of Energy and other federal bodies are among a growing list of organizations hit by Russians exploiting the MOVEit file-transfer vulnerability.…
Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested in Arizona and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit ransomware on the networks of victims in the United States and abroad. [...]
Microsoft believes Cadet Blizzard, formerly DEV-0586, to be associated with the Russian GRU
The threat actors behind the Vidar malware have made changes to their backend infrastructure, indicating attempts to retool and conceal their online trail in response to public disclosures about their modus operandi
The Russian threat actor known as Shuckworm has continued its cyber assault spree against Ukrainian entities in a bid to steal sensitive information from compromised environments
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Gamaredon (aka Armageddon, or Shuckworm) continues to target critical organizations in Ukraine's military and security intelligence sectors, employing a refreshed toolset and new infection tactics. [...]
Microsoft on Wednesday took the lid off a "novel and distinct Russian threat actor," which it said is linked to the General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and has a "relatively low success rate." The tech giant's Threat Intelligence team, which was previously tracking the group under its emerging moniker DEV-0586, has graduated it to a named actor dubbed Cadet Blizzard
Microsoft says Cadet Blizzard wielded a custom wiper malware in the weeks leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and it remains capable of wanton destruction.
A ransomware operation targets Russian players of the Enlisted multiplayer first-person shooter, using a fake website to spread trojanized versions of the game. [...]
A ransomware operation targets Russian players of the Enlisted multiplayer first-person shooter, using a fake website to spread trojanized versions of the game. [...]
Microsoft has linked a threat group it tracks as Cadet Blizzard since April 2023 to Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU). [...]
By paying attention to emerging threat intelligence, security leaders can be better prepared to defend against similar attack vectors in the future.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two Russian nationals in connection with masterminding the 2014 digital heist of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox
Conflict could be first shooting war to deploy armies of ‘citizen hackers’ that cause at-risk organisations to rethink their defensive strategies Sponsored Feature When military historians come to chronicle the first 15 months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they won't find any shortage of battlefront bulletins to inform their accounts.…