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The war in Ukraine is in the second month of bloodshed and the broader impact of the conflict is being felt across the globe, as markets react to increased fuel prices and the consequences of Russia’s growing political and economic isolation. Thus far,… Continue reading Moving towards defense in depth under the gray skies of conflict
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has altered the emerging risk landscape, and it requires enterprise risk management (ERM) leaders to reassess previously established organizational risk profiles in at least four key areas, according to Gartner. “Russia’s i… Continue reading Four key risks exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The Sandworm Team hacking group is part of Unit 74455 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), the US Department of Justice (DoJ) claimed as it unsealed an indictment against six hackers and alleged members on Monday. Sandworm Team attacks &… Continue reading US charges Sandworm hackers who mounted NotPetya, other high-profile attacks
It didn’t take long for judge Yuliya Smolina of the Tagansky District Court of Moscow to rule that the Telegram secure messaging service should be blocked on the whole territory of Russia. She made the decision in less than 20 minutes and expects… Continue reading Court rules to ban access to Telegram in Russia
The proof-of-concept exploit code for a vulnerability affecting many Cisco switches has been leveraged by vigilante hackers to mess with networks and data-centers in Russia and Iran. Who has been hit? According to Kaspersky Lab researchers, after explo… Continue reading Hackers leverage flaw in Cisco switches to hit Russian, Iranian networks
Russian communications regulator’s fight to block the Telegram encrypted messaging service continues. Telegram (the company) has been fighting the Roskomnadzor – the Russian federal agency tasked with overseeing that the media, telecoms and… Continue reading Russian government asks court to allow them to block Telegram
The Russian central bank’s Financial Sector Computer Emergency Response Team (FinCERT) disclosed on Friday that hackers compromised a computer at a Russian bank and used the SWIFT system to transfer 339.5 million roubles (around $6 million) to ac… Continue reading Russian, Indian banks lose millions to hackers
A stealthy group of Russian-speaking hackers has been targeting financial organizations (banks, credit unions, lenders) in the US and Russia, stealing money and documentation that could be used for new attacks. The targets The group’s operations … Continue reading MoneyTaker’s stealthy hacking spree spread from US to Russia
ESET researchers have unearthed a botnet of some 500,000 infected machines engaged mostly in ad-related fraud by using malicious Chrome extensions, but also Facebook fraud and brute-forcing Joomla and WordPress websites. In addition to this, the compromised machines are also equipped with a fully featured backdoor, which allows the operators to spy on all the victims, and to download additional malware on the computers. A long-standing operation There are many unusual things about the so-called … More → Continue reading Surprisingly stealthy botnet has been targeting users for years
By analyzing hundreds of criminal forums, Digital Shadows discovered a new trend in the form of remote learning ‘schools’. Available to Russian speakers only, these six-week courses comprise 20 lectures with five expert instructors. The course includes webinars, detailed notes and course material. An advertisement for the WWH online course In exchange for $745 (plus $200 for course fees), aspiring cyber criminals have the potential to make $12k a month, based on a standard 40-hour … More → Continue reading Assessing the habits and tactics of organized credit card fraud gangs