Chinese, Russian interference attempts on 2022 midterms didn’t impact voting, intelligence agencies say

U.S. intelligence agencies expect election interference to shift from targeting of voting systems to influencing social media.

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Smashing Security podcast #352: For research purposes only

A hacker bursts the bubble of inflatable fetish fans, Hollywood celebrities unwittingly record videos in a Kremlin plot, and there’s a particularly devious WordPress-related malware campaign.

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Russian Cyberspies Exploiting TeamCity Vulnerability at Scale: Government Agencies

US, UK, and Poland warn of Russia-linked cyberespionage group’s broad exploitation of recent TeamCity vulnerability.
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Ukraine’s Cyberattack Cripples Russia’s Tax System

By Waqas
Ukrainian Military’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) Launches Devastating Cyberattack on Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) and IT Infrastructure
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Ukraine’s largest mobile communications provider down after apparent cyber attack

Millions of customers lost mobile phone and home internet service as a result of what Kyivstar said was a cyber attack.

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UK and US expose Russian hacking plot intended to influence UK’s 2019 elections and spread disinformation

Two men have been charged with hacking into computer networks in the United States, UK, other NATO countries, and Ukraine, on behalf of the Russian government.

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CISA Issues Warning for Russian ‘Star Blizzard’ APT Spear-Phishing Operation

The US cybersecurity agency calls attention to a Russian APT targeting academia, defense, governmental organizations, NGOs and think-tanks.
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