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Potential cybersecurity impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 25, 2022 0 Comments blackenergy, cisa, conti, conti ransomware, covid-19, covid-19 scams, crashoverride, Georgia, ghost of kyiv, hermeticwiper, industroyer, kyrgyzstan, latvia, lithuania, Malwarebytes news, notpetya, notpetya ransomware, ransom.conti, Ransomware, russia, snake, snake ransomware, ukraine, wiper

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:13:21 +0000

Responding to the crisis in Ukraine must prioritize physical safety, but there are related cyber-risks to consider too.

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Cyber lures and threats in the context of the war in Ukraine

February 25, 2022 0 Comments APT, Ransomware, russia, threat intelligence, ukraine, war, wiper

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:59:40 +0000

There are many uncertainties with Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine. In this unpredictable environment, we detail previous, current and expected cyber threats to watch out for.

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Cyberthreats during Russian-Ukrainian tensions: what can we learn from history to be prepared?

February 22, 2022 0 Comments APT, blackenergy, cyber conflict, DDoS, disinformation, featured, geopolitics, russia, security operations, ukraine

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:04:23 +0000

A review of 15 years of activity designed to distract, confuse, deny, destablize, and divide

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US and UK call out Russian hackers for Georgia attacks

February 21, 2020 0 Comments Georgia, Government security, gru, nation state hacking, national crime agency, nca, russia, russian hacking, sandworm, security threats, uk, US

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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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

February 10, 2020 0 Comments ballot tampering, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, election meddling, fake news, FBI, Government security, nation state hacking, russia, security threats, us elections, vote fixing

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cardplanet mastermind pleads guilty to credit card fraud

January 27, 2020 0 Comments card fraud, cardplanet, computer intrusion, identity theft, israel, Law & order, Money Laundering, russia, security threats, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:31:00 +0000

Cardplanet offered refunds on invalid card data, along with a card checking service that ensured a stolen card was still valid.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/u1COzi9wu6w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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What’s behind Putin’s old-school operating system?

December 20, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Operating Systems, putin, russia, Windows, windows xp, xp

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:52:40 +0000

Reports surfaced this week that the president of Russia is still using Windows XP as his primary operating system.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qLEmcJPcH-g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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$5m bounty set on the alleged head of Evil Corp banking Trojan group

December 9, 2019 0 Comments andrey ghinkul, aqua, banking trojans, bitpaymer, bounty, bugat, data loss, dridex, emotet, evil corp, igor turashev, Law & order, maksim yakubets, malware, Ransomware, russia, security threats, smilex, ta505, threat group, zeus

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:53:32 +0000

Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nU-wUMypTSA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI: Russia-based FaceApp is a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’

December 4, 2019 0 Comments Chuck Schumer, counterintelligence, FaceApp, FBI, jill tyson, Law & order, Mobile, nation state hacking, Privacy, russia, security threats, spying

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:18:02 +0000

It’s a grabby little app, data-wise, but how is it different from, say, Google or Facebook?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nPnVqJv23S8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fake Android apps uploaded to Play store by notorious Sandworm hackers

December 2, 2019 0 Comments Android, Google, Google Play, google threat analysis group (tag), Government security, malware, notpetya, russia, russian hacker, sandworm, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:23:14 +0000

The Russian ‘Sandworm’ hacking group has been caught repeatedly uploading fake and modified Android apps to Google’s Play Store.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/4Dunl7ID7xQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>