Russian Cyberwarfare Documents Leaked

Now this is interesting:

Thousands of pages of secret documents reveal how Vulkan’s engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, train operatives before attacks on national infrastructure, spread disinformation and control sections of the internet.

The company’s work is linked to the federal security service or FSB, the domestic spy agency; the operational and intelligence divisions of the armed forces, known as the GOU and GRU; and the SVR, Russia’s foreign intelligence organisation.

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North Korean hackers turn to ‘cloud mining’ for crypto to avoid law enforcement scrutiny

Researchers at Mandiant identified a new hacking group knowns as APT 43 that uses stolen bitcoin to fund cyberespionage operations.

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The pressing threat of Chinese-made drones flying above U.S. critical infrastructure 

Drones from China’s DJI contain high-res cameras, advanced sensors and wireless access, opening the door for espionage and sabotage.

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NSA director urges Congress to renew controversial intelligence authority

NSA Director Paul Nakasone said Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has saved lives as he pressed for its renewal.

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NSA director urges Congress to renew controversial intelligence authority

NSA Director Paul Nakasone said Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has saved lives as he pressed for its renewal.

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NSA says Chinese hackers are actively attacking flaw in widely used networking device

A severe flaw in a Citrix device allowed hackers believed to be part of the group known as APT5 to carry out remote code execution.

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