A Russian Police officer guards the Red Square near the Kremlin, June 24, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. Fighters of the Wagner Group on tanks, trucks and APC’s entered the Lipetsk region in 360km (225 miles) south of Moscow on their way to Russian capital on Saturday. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) Russian telecom confirms hack after group backing Wagner boasted about an attack A Dozor-Teleport CJSC executive told ComNews that the company has been the victim of a cyberattack affecting its cloud infrastructure. 2 days ago By AJ Vicens
Activists hold a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin near Red Square in Moscow, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images) Hackers attack Russian satellite telecom provider, claim affiliation with Wagner Group The attackers released nearly 700 files associated with the attack. 4 days ago By AJ Vicens Christian Vasquez
A polling station in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Treasury sanctions two Russian intelligence officers for election influence operations The charges follow a grand jury indictments alleging that the officers engaged in years-long international election influence campaigns. Jun 23, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Apple issues emergency patch to address alleged spyware vulnerability The fix follows allegations from a Russian intelligence service that an intentional flaw in iPhones provided a gateway for American espionage. Jun 21, 2023 By AJ Vicens
BLAHODATNE, UKRAINE: Soldiers of the 68th Jaeger Brigade “Oleksa Dovbush” stand in the Palace of culture in the newly liberated village on June 10, 2023 in Blahodatne, Ukraine.(Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Pro-Russian hackers remain active amid Ukraine counteroffensive Pro-Russian hackers are focused on Ukrainian service providers, media, critical infrastructure and collecting data from government networks. Jun 16, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Cars drive past the headquarters of the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Department (GRU) in Moscow on December 30, 2016. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images) Microsoft identifies new hacking unit within Russian military intelligence Dubbed "Cadet Blizzard," the hacking group carried out operations targeting Ukrainian infrastructure in the run-up to the Russian invasion. Jun 14, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A view of the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow on May 26, 2022. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Ukrainian hackers target telecom firm connected to Russian central bank Banking services in Russia may have been disrupted by the attack, which comes amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Jun 9, 2023 By AJ Vicens
The U.S. Department of Justice. (bpperry/Getty Images) DOJ charges two Russian nationals with historic Mt. Gox hack Alexey Bilyuchenko is also alleged to have conspired with a Russian man seeking to be included in a swap for an imprisoned U.S. journalist. Jun 9, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Senate Intelligence Committee Co-Chair Mark Warner, seen here at the U.S. Capitol on April 19, told CyberScoop he’s “frustrated” that more examples of Section 702 related cases haven’t been made public. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The White House says Section 702 is critical for cybersecurity, yet public evidence is sparse An FBI official told CyberScoop that a "plurality" of Section 702 searches pertain to investigations into nation-state cyberattacks. Jun 2, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, gives an opening statement during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. The 2024 race promises to be ‘very, very active’ in terms of foreign and domestic meddling, says former CISA chief Chris Krebs said he expects to see Russia, China and Iran — and even domestic groups — attempt to influence and disrupt the presidential race. Jun 1, 2023 By Elias Groll