Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers from the Google-owned firm conclude that Sandworm personas are linked to several recent attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Tom Olson reports: A hacking group with ties to the Russian government is suspected of carrying out a cyberattack in January that caused a tank at a Texas water facility to overflow, experts from US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said Wednesday. The attac… Continue reading Cybersecurity firm suspects Russia-linked hacking group behind cyberattack on Texas water facility
U.S. authorities disrupted the infrastructure used by a notorious Russian hacking group linked to the country’s military intelligence agency.
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In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised Russia’s top hackers on the legal risks of their work, and what to do if they got caught. A review of this user’s hacker identities shows that during his time on the forums he served as an officer in the special forces of the GRU, the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation. Continue reading From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU
Ukrainian officials say Russian hackers targeted counter-intelligence and law enforcement data during the first half of this year.
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The Russian government today handed down a treason conviction and 14-year prison sentence on Iyla Sachkov, the former founder and CEO of one of Russia’s largest cybersecurity firms. Sachkov, 37, has been detained for nearly two years under charges that the Kremlin has kept classified and hidden from public view, and he joins a growing roster of former Russian cybercrime fighters who are now serving hard time for farcical treason convictions. Continue reading Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years
Dubbed “Cadet Blizzard,” the hacking group carried out operations targeting Ukrainian infrastructure in the run-up to the Russian invasion.
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The material includes information on non-related people and phone records, and Russian businessmen possibly associated with the Trump administration, according to a court document.
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Strontium — a group linked to Russian military intelligence — was using the domains to target Ukrainian institutions, Microsoft said.
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate “Hydra,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups. Continue reading Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market