Tag: russia
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9th December Threat Intelligence Report
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in SecurityNewsRomania’s Constitutional Court annulled the first round of its presidential election after declassified intelligence revealed Russian interference favoring right wing candidate Călin Georgescu. The interference involved a sophisticated social media campaign on […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2024/9th-december-threat-intelligence-report/
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The EU Makes an Urgent TikTok Inquiry on Russia’s Role in Romanian Election Turmoil
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in SecurityNewsEU sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Russia coordinated influencers to promote a candidate who became the surprise front-runner in presidential election. The post The EU Makes an Urgent TikTok Inquiry on Russia’s Role in Romanian Election Turmoil appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 501 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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in SecurityNewsA new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. RedLine info-stealer campaign targets Russian businesses through pirated corporate software 8Base ransomware group hacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka…
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RedLine info-stealer campaign targets Russian businesses through pirated corporate software
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in SecurityNewsAn ongoing RedLine information-stealing campaign is targeting Russian businesses using pirated corporate software. Since January 2024, Russian businesses using unlicensed software have been targeted by an ongoing RedLine info-stealer campaign. Pirated software is distributed via Russian online forums, attackers disguise the malware as a tool to bypass licensing for business automation software. Threat actors target…
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BlueAlpha Exploits Cloudflare Tunnels for GammaDrop Malware Infrastructure
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in SecurityNewsThe Insikt Group has uncovered a sophisticated cyber-espionage operation conducted by BlueAlpha, a state-sponsored threat actor with links to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The campaign targets Ukrainian entities... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/bluealpha-exploits-cloudflare-tunnels-for-gammadrop-malware-infrastructure/
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84 Arrested as Russian Ransomware Laundering Networks Disrupted
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in SecurityNewsOperation Destabilise was a major international operation led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to dismantle two Russian-speaking criminal networks: Smart and TGR. These networks were backbone in laundering billions of dollars for various criminal activities. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/84-arrest-russia-ransomware-launder-network-disrupted/
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US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking
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in SecurityNewsPlus: Russian spies keep hijacking other hackers’ infrastructure, Hydra dark web market admin gets life sentence in Russia, and more of the week’s top security news. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/encryption-apps-chinese-telecom-hacking-hydra-russia-exxon/
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Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer
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in SecurityNewsRussia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer after detaining him for allegedly donating to Ukraine earlier this year. The Federal Security Service (FSB) used spyware to monitor a Russian programmer, Kirill Parubets, after he was detained earlier this year for allegedly donating to Ukraine. Researchers from the First Department and the Citizen Lab discovered that the…
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Romania Cancels Presidential Election Results After Alleged Russian Meddling on TikTok
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in SecurityNewsIn a historic decision, Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the result of the first round of voting in the presidential election amid allegations of Russian interference.As a result, the second round vote, which was scheduled for December 8, 2024, will no longer take place. Călin Georgescu, who won the first round, denounced the verdict as…
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Romania ‘s election systems hit by 85,000 attacks ahead of presidential vote
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in SecurityNews
Tags: access, attack, country, credentials, cyberattack, cybercrime, data-breach, election, hacker, intelligence, russia, service, threatRomania ‘s election systems suffered over 85,000 attacks, with leaked credentials posted on a Russian hacker forum before the presidential election. Romania ‘s Intelligence Service revealed that over 85,000 cyberattacks targeted the country’s election systems. Threat actors gained access to credentials for election-related websites, and then leaked them on Russian cybercrime forums a few days…
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BlueAlpha Russian hackers caught abusing CloudFlare services
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/bluealpha-russian-hackers-caught-abusing-cloudflare-services
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Stoli Vodka: Bankrupt After Ransomware Attack
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in SecurityNewsAbsolutely un-fabulous: Smells like Russia is responsible, but reality is a bit more complicated. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/stoli-vodka-ransomeware-richixbw/
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Romania annuls presidential election over alleged Russian interference
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/romania-annuls-presidential-election-over-interference
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Pirated corporate software infects Russian businesses with info-stealing malware
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-businesses-pirated-corporate-software-redline-infostealer-malware
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FSB Uses Trojan App to Monitor Russian Programmer Accused of Supporting Ukraine
A Russian programmer accused of donating money to Ukraine had his Android device secretly implanted with spyware by the Federal Security Service (FSB) after he was detained earlier this year.The findings come as part of a collaborative investigation by First Department and the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab.”The spyware placed on his device allows the…
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Russian BlueAlpha APT Exploits Cloudflare Tunnels to Distribute Custom Malware
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in SecurityNewsBlueAlpha, a Russian state-sponsored group, is actively targeting Ukrainian individuals and organizations by using spearphishing emails with malicious HTML attachments to deliver GammaLoad malware. To evade detection, BlueAlpha is leveraging Cloudflare Tunnels to conceal their infrastructure and using DNS fast-fluxing for their C2 servers, as this ongoing campaign, active since early 2024, highlights the persistent…
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Russian Hackers Hijacked Pakistani Actor Servers For C2 Communication
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in SecurityNewsSecret Blizzard, a Russian threat actor, has infiltrated 33 command-and-control (C2) servers belonging to the Pakistani group Storm-0156, which allows Secret Blizzard to access networks of Afghan government entities and Pakistani operators. They have deployed their own malware, TwoDash and Statuezy, and leveraged Storm-0156’s malware, Waiscot and CrimsonRAT, to gather intelligence on targeted networks, which…
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Russian users report Gazprombank outages amid alleged Ukrainian cyberattack
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/gazprombank-outages-russia-ukraine-claims-cyberattack
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Badass Russian techie outsmarts FSB, flees Putinland all while being tracked with spyware
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in SecurityNewsThreatened with life in prison, Kyiv charity worker gives middle finger to state spies First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/badass_russian_techie_outsmarts_fsb/
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Romania Exposes TikTok Propaganda Campaign Supporting Pro-Russian Candidate
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in SecurityNewsCÇŽlin Georgescu went from polling around 1% a month before the Romanian presidential election to winning the first round First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/romania-tiktok-propaganda-campaign/
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8 biggest cybersecurity threats manufacturers face
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in SecurityNews
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, business, china, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, email, encryption, exploit, extortion, firmware, framework, group, Hardware, india, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, lazarus, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nis-2, north-korea, open-source, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-assessment, russia, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe manufacturing sector’s rapid digital transformation, complex supply chains, and reliance on third-party vendors make for a challenging cyber threat environment for CISOs.Manufacturers, often prime targets for state-sponsored malicious actors and ransomware gangs, face the difficult task of maintaining cost-effective operations while modernizing their network infrastructure.”Many manufacturing systems rely on outdated technology that lacks modern…
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Russian Hacker Secret Blizzard Hijack C2 Infrastructure in New Espionage Campaign
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in SecurityNewsLumen’s Black Lotus Labs has uncovered an elaborate campaign by the Russian threat actor Secret Blizzard (also known as Turla). This operation demonstrates their signature tradecraft of hijacking other groups’... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/russian-hacker-secret-blizzard-hijack-c2-infrastructure-in-new-espionage-campaign/
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Russian Forces Accused of Secretly Planting Spyware on Phone
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in SecurityNewsRussian Activist for Ukraine Claims Spyware Was Installed While in Custody by FSB. A Russian activist says security forces covertly installed spyware on his cellphone while he was detained in Moscow for aiding Ukraine. A report published Thursday shows the spyware received a broad range of permissions, from tracking location to reading encrypted messages. First…
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Russia’s ‘BlueAlpha’ APT Hides in Cloudflare Tunnels
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in SecurityNewsCloudflare Tunnels is just the latest legitimate cloud service that cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat actors are abusing to hide their tracks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/russias-bluealpha-apt-cloudflare-tunnels
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Russian APT Hackers Co-Opt Pakistani Infrastructure
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in SecurityNewsFSB Hackers Have Hijacked Others’ Command and Control Before. A Russian state hacking group hijacked the command and control infrastructure of a Pakistan-based espionage network as part of an ongoing intelligence-gathering operation targeting victims in Asia, finds a report from Microsoft and Black Lotus Labs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-apt-hackers-co-opt-pakistani-infrastructure-a-26982
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Meta: Russia tops disinformation ops, followed by Iran and China
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/meta-russia-tops-disinformation-ops-followed-by-iran-and-china
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Report: Russian authorities seized phone from detainee, infected it with spyware
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-authorities-infected-detainee-phone-with-spyware
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Russian state hackers abuse Cloudflare services to spy on Ukrainian targets
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-state-hackers-abuse-cloudflare-tunnels-spy-on-ukraine
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Russian money-laundering network linked to drugs and ransomware disrupted, 84 arrests
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in SecurityNewsThe UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed details of Operation Destabilise, a years-long international law enforcement investigation into a giant Russian money laundering enterprise that handled billions of dollars for drug traffickers and ransomware gangs worldwide. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/money-laundering-network-linked-drugs-and-ransomware-disrupted