A secretive Russian military unit, previously linked to assassinations and destabilization in Europe, is blamed for destructive wiper malware attacks in Ukraine.
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The US has cracked down on an influence operation sponsored by the Russian government, announcing charges, sanctions and domain seizures.
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Google TAG publishes evidence showing identical or striking similarities between exploits used by Russia’s APT29 and commercial spyware vendors.
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Deniss Zolotarjovs was charged in a US court for extorting victims and laundering cryptocurrency as part of the Karakurt cyber extortion group.
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Multiple Russian, Belarusian, and Western entities perceived as Russia’s enemies have been targeted in two recent spear-phishing campaigns.
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Signal uses end-to-end encryption, making it difficult for the Russian government to intercept communications.
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Two Russians serving time for insider trading, computer hacking and credit card theft were released in a prisoner swap deal with Moscow.
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The FrostyGoop ICS malware was used recently in an attack against a Ukrainian energy firm that resulted in loss of heating for many buildings.
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US has announced sanctions against two CARR hacktivists for roles in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure.
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Kaspersky is shutting down operations in the US and laying off employees following the recent Commerce Department ban.
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