Russia

New Russian cyber-spy crew Laundry Bear joins the email-stealing pack

Dutch intel services, Microsoft go big-game hunting

Cyber-crime27 May 2025 | 11

Russia expected to pass experimental law that tracks foreigners in Moscow via smartphones

4-year trial is second major initiative this year that clamps down on 'illegal immigrants'

Applications22 May 2025 | 56

Europe is Russian to sanction Putin's pals over 'hybrid' threats

Names spies, web hosts, GPS jammers, fishing (not phishing) biz

Public Sector22 May 2025 | 7

Russia's Fancy Bear swipes a paw at logistics, transport orgs' email servers

Their connection? Aiding Ukraine, duh

Security21 May 2025 | 10

Eeek! p0wned Alabama hit by unspecified 'cybersecurity event'

Infosec In Brief PLUS: Euro-cops take down investment scammers; Fancy Bear returns to Ukraine; and more

Security19 May 2025 | 8

From Russia with doubt: Go library's Kremlin ties stoke fear

Easyjson library's presence in numerous open source projects alarms security biz

Software06 May 2025 | 10

UK bans game controller exports to Russia in bid to ground drone attacks

Moscow likely to respawn elsewhere

Edge + IoT26 Apr 2025 | 49

Booby-trapped Alpine Quest Android app geolocates Russian soldiers

Back of the nyet!

Research24 Apr 2025 | 37

Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite

Vintage phishing varietal has improved with age

Cyber-crime16 Apr 2025 | 14

Ex-ASML, NXP staffer accused of stealing chip secrets, peddling them to Moscow

We're not Putin up with this alleged industrial espionage, say the Dutch

Cyber-crime04 Apr 2025 | 5

Brits to build ExoMars landing gear after Russia sent packing

Airbus UK wins £150M contract to revive long-delayed rover project

Science29 Mar 2025 | 44

After Chrome patches zero-day used to target Russians, Firefox splats similar bug

Single click on a phishing link in Google browser blew up sandbox on Windows

Patches28 Mar 2025 | 10

VanHelsing ransomware emerges to put a stake through your Windows heart

There's only one rule – don't attack Russia, duh

Research25 Mar 2025 | 7

Mobsters now overlap with cybercrime gangs and use AI for evil, Europol warns

Infosec In Brief PLUS: Russian bug-buyers seeks Telegram flaws; Another WordPress security mess; NIST backlog grows; and more!

Security24 Mar 2025 | 7

Ex-US Cyber Command chief: Europe and 5 Eyes can't fully replicate US intel

Cue deepening existential European dread as Rest of World contemplates Trump turning off the info tap

Security19 Mar 2025 | 75

Uncle Sam charges alleged Garantex admins after crypto-exchange web seizures

$96B in transactions, some even labeled 'dirty funds,' since 2019, say prosecutors

Ransomware in Focus07 Mar 2025 | 4

So … Russia no longer a cyber threat to America?

Comment Mixed messages from Pentagon, CISA as Trump gets pally with Putin and Kremlin strikes US critical networks

Public Sector04 Mar 2025 | 218

If you dread a Microsoft Teams invite, just wait until it turns out to be a Russian phish

Roses aren't cheap, violets are dear, now all your access token are belong to Vladimir

CSO15 Feb 2025 | 27

Russia's Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs

'Near-global' initial access campaign active since 2021

Research12 Feb 2025 | 9

Russia's Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts

updated FSB cyberspies venture into a new app for espionage, Microsoft says

Security16 Jan 2025 | 4

NATO's newest member comes out swinging following latest Baltic Sea cable attack

'Sweden has changed,' PM warns as trio of warships join defense efforts

Networks13 Jan 2025 | 52

Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware

Threatened with life in prison, Kyiv charity worker gives middle finger to state spies

Security06 Dec 2024 | 62

Ransomware hangover, Putin grudge blamed for vodka maker's bankruptcy

Stoli Group on the rocks in the US

Security05 Dec 2024 | 35

Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns

National cyber emergencies increased threefold this year

Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 18

Russia gives life sentence to Hydra dark web kingpin after seizing a ton of drugs

No exaggeration – literally a ton. Plus, 15 co-conspirators also put behind bars

Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 27

Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI's most wanted list

The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin

Cyber-crime02 Dec 2024 | 58

Britain Putin up stronger AI defences to counter growing cyber threats

'Be in no doubt: the UK and others in this room are watching Russia'

Security26 Nov 2024 | 26

Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest

Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says impact was 'minimal'

Networks21 Nov 2024 | 47

Russian suspected Phobos ransomware admin extradited to US over $16M extortion

This malware is FREE for EVERY crook ($300 decryption keys sold separately)

Cyber-crime19 Nov 2024 | 5

Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today

First in six years is nearly three times the size of the older, pre-NATO version

Security18 Nov 2024 | 43

$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme

And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt

Systems08 Nov 2024 | 9

Officials warn of Russia's tech-for-troops deal with North Korea amid Ukraine conflict

10,000 of Kim Jong Un's soldiers believed to be headed for front line

Security07 Nov 2024 | 45

New Jersey man admits shipping sanctions-busting tech to Russia

Smuggler busted on the border carrying naughty items

Systems05 Nov 2024 | 16

Russian spies use remote desktop protocol files in unusual mass phishing drive

The prolific Midnight Blizzard crew cast a much wider net in search of scrummy intel

Cyber-crime30 Oct 2024 | 17

Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Don't hold your breath Putin

Software29 Oct 2024 | 254

Skyscraper-high sewage plume erupts in Moscow

Ukrainian hackers again, or just 50+ year old infrastructure showing its age? Either way, it's a mess

Offbeat28 Oct 2024 | 80

Senator accuses sloppy domain registrars of aiding Russian disinfo campaigns

Infosec in brief Also, Change Healthcare sets a record, cybercrime cop suspect indicted, a new Mallox decryptor, and more

Security27 Oct 2024 | 34

Putin's pro-Trump trolls accuse Harris of poaching rhinos

Plus: Iran's IRGC probes election-related websites in swing states

Security25 Oct 2024 | 80

Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers

Removal of kernel maintainers linked to Russia attributed to sanctions

Software23 Oct 2024 | 262

Uncle Sam puts $10M bounty on Russian troll farm Rybar

Propaganda op focuses on anti-West narratives to meddle with elections

Security18 Oct 2024 | 8

US and UK govts warn: Russia scanning for your unpatched vulnerabilities

in brief Also, phishing's easier over the phone, and your F5 cookies might be unencrypted, and more

Security12 Oct 2024 | 11

Happy birthday, Putin – you've been pwned

Pro-Ukraine hackers claim credit for Russian state broadcasting shutdown

Security08 Oct 2024 | 82

DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia's Star Blizzard phishing attacks

Winter is coming

Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2024 | 7

Evil Corp's deep ties with Russia and NATO member attacks exposed

Ransomware criminals believed to have taken orders from intel services

Cyber-crime01 Oct 2024 | 10

NCA unmasks man it suspects is both 'Evil Corp kingpin' and LockBit affiliate

Aleksandr Ryzhenkov alleged to have extorted around $100M from victims, built 60 LockBit attacks

Cybersecurity Month01 Oct 2024 |

Forget the Kia Boyz: Crooks could hijack your car with just a smartphone

Infosec In Brief Plus: UK man charged with compromising firms for stock secrets; ransomware actor foils self; and more

Security30 Sep 2024 | 17

Starlink-branded hardware reportedly found amid wreckage of downed Russian drone

Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones

Networks27 Sep 2024 | 172

Apple quietly removed 60 more VPNs from Russian app store, researchers claim

iThing-maker is Putin Kremlin repression ahead of privacy, rights orgs argue

Software26 Sep 2024 | 27

Russia's digital warfare on Ukraine shows no signs of slowing: Malware hits surge

Severe incidents may be down, but Putin had to throw one in for good measure

Cyber-crime24 Sep 2024 | 9

US proposes ban on Chinese, Russian connected car tech over security fears

No room for your spy mobiles on our streets

Software23 Sep 2024 | 28

Putin really wants Trump back in the White House

US govt, Microsoft report on Kremlin trolls' latest antics to Make America Grate Again

Research18 Sep 2024 | 268

Despite Russia warnings, Western critical infrastructure remains unprepared

Feature 'Lives will be lost' as Moscow ramps up offensive cyber military units

Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 26

Russia's top-secret military unit reportedly plots undersea cable 'sabotage'

US alarmed by heightened Kremlin naval activity worldwide

Security09 Sep 2024 | 40

Kremlin-linked COLDRIVER crooks take pro-democracy NGOs for phishy ride

The latest of many attempts to stifle perceived threats to Putin's regime

Security09 Sep 2024 | 10

MI6, CIA using generative AI to combat tech-driven enemies

Spy bosses use first-ever joint article to bemoan how Russia and China use tech to mess with the world

AI + ML09 Sep 2024 | 54

Uncle Sam charges Russian GRU cyber-spies behind 'WhisperGate intrusions'

Feds post $10M bounty for each of the six's whereabouts

Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 7