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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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'Completely new approaches should be developed to prevent the influence of this propaganda' As a hybrid offline and online war wages on in Ukraine, Viktor Zhora, who leads the country's cybersecurity agency, has had a front-row seat of it all.…
Cybersecurity researchers did not disappoint, with reports linking RansomCartel to REvil, on OldGremlin hackers targeting Russia with ransomware, a new data exfiltration tool used by BlackByte, a warning that ransomware actors are exploiting VMware vulnerabilities, and finally, our own report on the Venus Ransomware. [...]
Ransom demands soar to $17m, according to new report
A Russian-speaking ransomware group dubbed OldGremlin has been attributed to 16 malicious campaigns aimed at entities operating in the transcontinental Eurasian nation over the course of two and a half years
OldGremlin, one of the few ransomware groups attacking Russian corporate networks, has expanded its toolkit with file-encrypting malware for Linux machines. [...]
Suffice to say things got a little awkward Cyber-diplomats from around the world say they want the internet to be safe, secure, and free of interference. Of course, they believe it's the fault of other nations that the internet is not safe, secure or free of interference.…
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group of Chinese origin codenamed DiceyF has been linked to a string of attacks aimed at online casinos in Southeast Asia for years
Involvement with lobby group that welcomed Putin's pals presses buttons Germany's government has stood down the president of its Federal Office for Information Security, Arne Schönbohm, over his links to Russia.…
Head of German national cybersecurity agency was fired over ties to a member of Russian intelligence once honored by Vladimir Putin.
Killnet reportedly claims responsibility once again
Then again, imagine being invaded by Russia Organizations hit earlier by the HermeticWiper malware have reportedly been menaced by ransomware unleashed this month against transportation and logistics industries in Ukraine and Poland.…
The collection became increasingly clear through the tools used by both threat actors
A new ransomware campaign targeted the transportation and logistics sectors in Ukraine and Poland on October 11 with a previously unknown payload dubbed Prestige