Collaborate Disseminate
One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly “bulletproof” web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Continue reading Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab
President Trump last week issued a flurry of executive orders that upended a number of government initiatives focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture. The president fired all advisors from the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board, called for the creation of a strategic cryptocurrency reserve, and voided a Biden administration action that sought to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence poses to consumers, workers and national security. Continue reading A Tumultuous Week for Federal Cybersecurity Efforts
In October 2016, media outlets reported that data collected by some of the world’s most renowned cybersecurity experts had identified frequent and unexplained communications between an email server used by the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank, one of Russia’s largest financial institutions. Those publications set off speculation about a possible secret back-channel of communications, as well as a series of lawsuits and investigations that culminated last week with the indictment of the same former federal cybercrime prosecutor who brought the data to the attention of the FBI five years ago. Continue reading Indictment, Lawsuits Revive Trump-Alfa Bank Story
A Russian bank under investigation for possible ties to the Trump Organization has threatened at least one security researcher with a lawsuit over the dissemination of data that point to a server connection between the bank and the company. In a document obtained by CyberScoop, Alfa Bank sent Indiana University computer researcher L. Jean Camp a notice that it’s pursuing “all available options” after Camp’s research suggested the bank engaged in some form of communication with the Trump Organization. Washington-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis sent the letter on the bank’s behalf on March 17. Among the options listed is litigation under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act’s civil action provision, which allows companies to sue for damages in the event of unauthorized computer access. Foreign entities can bring cases to U.S. federal courts under a CFAA provision that allows private causes of action. Camp’s research has pointed to Alfa Bank’s servers making […]
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A Russian bank under investigation for possible ties to the Trump Organization has threatened at least one security researcher with a lawsuit over the dissemination of data that point to a server connection between the bank and the company. In a document obtained by CyberScoop, Alfa Bank sent Indiana University computer researcher L. Jean Camp a notice that it’s pursuing “all available options” after Camp’s research suggested the bank engaged in some form of communication with the Trump Organization. Washington-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis sent the letter on the bank’s behalf on March 17. Among the options listed is litigation under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act’s civil action provision, which allows companies to sue for damages in the event of unauthorized computer access. Foreign entities can bring cases to U.S. federal courts under a CFAA provision that allows private causes of action. Camp’s research has pointed to Alfa Bank’s servers making […]
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So Alfa Bank (the bank whose DNS traffic link it to trump-email.com) is back in the news with this press release about how in the last month, hackers have spoofed traffic trying to make it look like there’s a tie with Trump. In other words, Alfa claims… Continue reading Pranksters gonna prank
As CNN reports, the FBI seems to be looking into that connection between Trump and Alfa Bank. Here are some things to look for.First, get your own copy of the logs from root name servers. I don’t trust the source of the original logs. I suspect they’ve… Continue reading FBI: what to look for in the Trump/AlfaBank connection