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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
Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation

Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation

170,000 accounts suspended.
Staff Writers Jun 12 2020 12:05PM Software
Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Trump's reaction 'hysteria'

Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Trump's reaction 'hysteria'

"Should have happened long ago."
Maria Kiselyova and Andrew Osborn Jun 1 2020 1:33PM Strategy
NSA warns 'Sandworm' hackers targeting email servers

NSA warns 'Sandworm' hackers targeting email servers

Leveraging a software vulnerability in Exim.
Christopher Bing May 29 2020 10:20AM Security
Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus

Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus

Five days to develop a system to track people using mobile phone geolocation data.
Gleb Stolyarov, Polina Nikolskaya and Olesya Astakhova Mar 24 2020 6:35AM Benchmarking Change
Russia postpones sovereign internet test over coronavirus

Russia postpones sovereign internet test over coronavirus

Revised schedule due soon.
Staff Writer Mar 23 2020 1:02PM Networking
Legalise online alcohol sales to help Russians self-isolating amid coronavirus - top banker

Legalise online alcohol sales to help Russians self-isolating amid coronavirus - top banker

Say one of the nation's top bankers.
Staff Writer Mar 18 2020 6:43AM Financial Services

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