From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:10:18 +0000

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.

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Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:29:40 +0000

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.

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Fancy Bear known to be exploiting vulnerability in Cisco routers

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: APT28

Tags: Sofacy

Tags: Fancy Bear

Tags: GRU

Tags: Cisco

Tags: CVE–2017-6742

Tags: SNMP

Tags: Jaguar Tooth

A joint advisory about a Cisco vulnerability by several US and UK agencies gives us a peek inside the minds of ideologically motivated cybercriminals

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Successful operations against Russian Sandworm and Strontium groups targeting Ukraine revealed

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:23:30 +0000

Two announcements in two days detail operations against GRU-controlled infrastructure

The post Successful operations against Russian Sandworm and Strontium groups targeting Ukraine revealed appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:03:45 +0000

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.

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US and UK call out Russian hackers for Georgia attacks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:43:24 +0000

The US and UK governments have both accused Russia of launching a cyber attack against the Georgian government last year.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k1GSfrG1_cs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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