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'Flattered' Russian spy chief denies SolarWinds attack

'Flattered' Russian spy chief denies SolarWinds attack

Says claims "are like a bad detective novel."
Staff Writer May 19 2021 6:30AM Security
DarkSide ransomware crims quit as Colonial Pipeline attack backfires

DarkSide ransomware crims quit as Colonial Pipeline attack backfires

Ransom money and infrastructure seized.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2021 8:26AM Security
More SolarWinds command and control hacking servers found

More SolarWinds command and control hacking servers found

Newly discovered patterns reveal larger infrastructure footprint.
Juha Saarinen Apr 23 2021 12:30PM Security
White House blames Russian spy agency SVR for SolarWinds hack

White House blames Russian spy agency SVR for SolarWinds hack

Reveals new sanctions for Russian cyber security firms.
Christopher Bing Apr 16 2021 6:50AM Benchmarking Change
Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until mid-May

Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until mid-May

While acknowledging some cooperation.
Tom Balmforth and Alexander Marrow Apr 6 2021 12:00PM Software
Twitter reveals purges of state-sponsored threat actors

Twitter reveals purges of state-sponsored threat actors

Russians the latest to be removed.
Juha Saarinen Feb 24 2021 6:37AM Security
Russia revives draft law to grant police access to citizens' geolocation data

Russia revives draft law to grant police access to citizens' geolocation data

No court order necessary.
Staff Writer Feb 5 2021 6:45AM Security
SolarWinds hackers linked to known Russian spying tools

SolarWinds hackers linked to known Russian spying tools

Backdoor shares similarities with existing malware.
Jack Stubbs Jan 11 2021 11:34PM Security
Biden's options for Russian hacking punishment: sanctions, cyber retaliation

Biden's options for Russian hacking punishment: sanctions, cyber retaliation

After hacks on US government agencies.
Trevor Hunnicutt, David Lawder and Daphne Psaledakis Dec 21 2020 11:46AM Security
FireEye, GoDaddy and Microsoft flick SolarWinds SUNBURST 'killswitch'

FireEye, GoDaddy and Microsoft flick SolarWinds SUNBURST 'killswitch'

Actor likely to remain in infected networks, however.
Juha Saarinen Dec 17 2020 12:25PM Security
Russia opens case against Google

Russia opens case against Google

Says it failed to delete banned content.
Staff Writer Nov 24 2020 12:03PM Software
US sanctions Russian institute linked to dangerous malware

US sanctions Russian institute linked to dangerous malware

Capable of causing catastrophic industrial damage.
Raphael Satter Oct 26 2020 9:51AM Security
Britain says Russia on cyber offensive to sabotage Tokyo Olympics

Britain says Russia on cyber offensive to sabotage Tokyo Olympics

Campaign allegedly orchestrated by military intelligence.
Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing Oct 20 2020 6:33AM Security
Norway blames Russia for cyber attack against its parliament

Norway blames Russia for cyber attack against its parliament

Foreign minister speaks out.
Staff Writer Oct 14 2020 11:40AM Security
Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of US election hack-and-leak threat

Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of US election hack-and-leak threat

Networks tied to 2016 election interference.
Jack Stubbs Sep 25 2020 6:59AM Security
Tesla's Nevada factory was target of 'serious' cyber attack

Tesla's Nevada factory was target of 'serious' cyber attack

Elon Musk confirms report.
Staff Writer Aug 29 2020 11:20AM Security
US Senate committee concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016

US Senate committee concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016

New report released.
Mark Hosenball Aug 19 2020 6:50AM Software
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool

NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool

'Drovorub' used to break into Linux systems.
Christopher Bing Aug 14 2020 6:52AM Security
US offers bounties on election-interfering nation state hackers

US offers bounties on election-interfering nation state hackers

Rewards of up to US$10 million on the table.
Juha Saarinen Aug 6 2020 9:01AM Security
Hackers stole contents of ex-UK trade minister's personal email account

Hackers stole contents of ex-UK trade minister's personal email account

Contained official documents like trade negotiations.
Jack Stubbs Aug 5 2020 6:02AM Security

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