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Russian hacker group ‘CyberBerkut’ returns to public light with allegations against Clinton

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A Twitter account tied to a group that the Defense Intelligence Agency recently described as “Russian hackers … supporting Russia’s military operations” returned to the spotlight Wednesday by posting a message that alleges multiple Ukrainian government officials are “sponsored” by Hillary Clinton. These allegations, a vague and loosely defined set of financial connections documented only in a single graphic, could not be confirmed. No other supporting documents were provided. An attempt to contact the group went unanswered. Украинцы спонсировали Хиллари Клинтон за счет кредитов от МВФhttps://t.co/qTMAF0hLud#КиберБеркут #США #Украина pic.twitter.com/4nP3cZYjTL — КиберБеркут (@cyberberkut2) July 12, 2017 The Tweet posted Wednesday by this “CyberBerkut” group is the first such message posted publicly since January after the account shared an image of a redacted email it claims revealed plans by the U.S. government to doctor evidence to suggest that Russian hackers had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. США планируют сфабриковать доказательства причастности […]

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‘Amateurish’ espionage campaign launched with leaked Hacking Team tools

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A mysterious group appears to be relying on hacking tools that were originally stolen from Italian surveillance company Hacking Team — and leaked online two years ago — to spy on European government officials, think tanks and journalists, according to new research published Thursday by cybersecurity firm F-Secure. Dubbed the “Callisto Group,” the hackers were first discovered by F-Secure after they sent a wave of phishing emails to a wide array of different targets that were all similarly involved in either discussing or reporting on government policies related to foreign affairs and national security. The BBC reported Thursday that one of those targets was the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Several F-Secure contacts received the suspicious phishing emails and sent samples to the Finnish company. The final payload for the malware-laden attachments contained, according to F-Secure, an outdated variant of the Hacking Team’s “Scout” tool, which is typically sold as part […]

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New DHS Russian hacking report was designed for RSA crowds

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The Homeland Security Department quietly released a second technical report on Friday about Russian hacking, adding significant detail to a Dec. 29 document that private-sector security experts had criticized for lacking actionable information. “We know this new one is a significant improvement over the last one,” said John Felker, Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, of […]

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Russian ‘Dukes’ of Hackers Pounce on Trump Win

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Less than six hours after Donald Trump became the president-elect of the United States, a Russian hacker gang perhaps best known for breaking into computer networks at the Democratic National Committee launched a volley of targeted phishing campaigns against American political think-tanks and non-government organizations (NGOs). Continue reading Russian ‘Dukes’ of Hackers Pounce on Trump Win→