Deepfake Cyber Attack Hits Russia: Fake Putin Message Broadcasted

By Waqas
Initially, reports suggested that only radio messages were affected. However, subsequent investigations and recordings revealed that the fraudulent messages were also displayed on television screens.
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Barbary Pirates and Russian Cybercrime

In 1801, the United States had a small Navy. Thomas Jefferson deployed almost half that Navy—three frigates and a schooner—to the Barbary Coast of northern Africa. The Barbary States had been the scourge of the seas for centuries. They raided coastal … Continue reading Barbary Pirates and Russian Cybercrime

Biden again urges Putin to disrupt ransomware gangs operating inside Russia

President Joe Biden pushed Russian President Vladimir Putin to disrupt ransomware groups operating within Russian borders in a phone call Friday, according to a White House statement. “I made it very clear to him that the United States expects [that] when a ransomware operation is coming from his soil even though it’s not sponsored by the state, we expect [Russia] to act if we give them enough information to act on who that is,” Biden told reporters after the call. The call came on the heels of the latest major cyberattack against a U.S. company. REvil, a ransomware group believed to be in Russia, hit Florida-based IT software company Kaseya last week. Researchers have suggested that the hack affected between 1,500 to 2000 of the firm’s clients as well as likely thousands of more customers of those clients. The Kremlin says it has not received any official requests from U.S. […]

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Biden-Putin Summit and Why Threat Actors Just Won’t Give it a Rest

On June 11, McDonald’s said in a message to its U.S. employees that it had discovered unauthorized activity on an internal security system. The burger chain responded by bringing on some external consultants to investigate what had happened, repor… Continue reading Biden-Putin Summit and Why Threat Actors Just Won’t Give it a Rest

Biden ‘Will Cyberattack Putin’ (Because SolarWinds)

President Joe Biden has authorized “devastating” retaliation against the Russian government for the recent hacking attributed to Russia.
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Following Putin Order, FSB Cracks Down on Russian Credit Card Marketplaces

Earlier this week I was chatting with one of the top experts on Russian Cybercrime (who has asked to remain anonymous here).  We were discussing the news that was released on 24MAR2020 that the FSB had raided 62 addresses in 11 regions of Russia a… Continue reading Following Putin Order, FSB Cracks Down on Russian Credit Card Marketplaces