Tag: russia
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CFC Response to Russia / Ukraine Tensions and Potential Cyber-Attacks in Retaliation to Western Sanctions
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in SecurityNewsAs the current situation continues to evolve, the Kudelski Security Cyber Fusion Center iscontinuously adapting our response to events, intelligence, … First seen on research.kudelskisecurity.com Jump to article: research.kudelskisecurity.com/2022/04/04/cfc-response-to-russia-ukraine-tensions-and-potential-cyber-attacks-in-retaliation-to-western-sanctions/
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Russian GRU Unit Linked to Critical Infrastructure Attacks
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in SecurityNewsSeveral U.S. government agencies issued a new advisory Thursday warning of global cyber operations by threat actors that they affiliated with Unit 291… First seen on duo.com Jump to article: duo.com/decipher/russian-gru-unit-linked-to-critical-infrastructure-attacks
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FBI-Wanted Hacker Behind Global Ransomware Attacks Arrested in Russia
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in SecurityNewsMikhail Pavlovich Matveev (aka Wazawaka) has been wanted by the FBI since 2023. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-wanted-hacker-ransomware-attacks-arrested-russia/
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Wanted Russian Hacker Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Arrested
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in SecurityNewsA Russian cybercriminal wanted in the U.S. in connection with LockBit and Hive ransomware operations has been arrested by law enforcement authorities in the country.According to a news report from Russian media outlet RIA Novosti, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev has been accused of developing a malicious program designed to encrypt files and seek ransom in return…
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Notorious ransomware programmer Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev arrested in Russia
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in SecurityNewsRussian authorities arrested ransomware affiliate Mikhail Matveev, aka Wazawaka, for developing malware and ties to hacking groups. Russian authorities arrested a ransomware affiliate, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and Boriselcin), and charged him for developing malware and his role in several hacking groups. The man was arrested in Kaliningrad, Russia, law…
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Wanted Russian Cybercriminal Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Has Been Arrested
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in SecurityNewsA Russian cybercriminal wanted in the U.S. in connection with LockBit and Hive ransomware operations has been arrested by law enforcement authorities in the country.According to a news report from Russian media outlet RIA Novosti, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev has been accused of developing a malicious program designed to encrypt files and seek ransom in return…
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Russia arrests cybercriminal Wazawaka for ties with ransomware gangs
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in SecurityNewsRussian law enforcement has arrested and indicted notorious ransomware affiliate Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and Boriselcin) for developing malware and his involvement in several hacking groups. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-arrests-cybercriminal-wazawaka-for-ties-with-ransomware-gangs/
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Bulgarians plead guilty to spying for Russia using ‘advanced technology’
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bulgarians-plead-guilty-uk-spying-russia
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‘Operation Undercut’ Adds to Russia Malign Influence Campaigns
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in SecurityNewsJust like Russia’s Doppelgänger effort, the goal is to spread misinformation about Ukraine and Western efforts to help Ukraine in its war with Russia. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/operation-undercut-russia-malign-influence-campaigns
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Cyber-Attacks Could Impact Romanian Presidential Race, Officials Claim
Romania’s national security council suggested that Russia is behind these attacks, amid a court order for a recount of votes in the first round of the country’s presidential election First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-attacks-romanian-presidential/
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AI-based tools designed for criminal activity are in high demand
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in SecurityNewsMultiple regional conflicts, such as Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, have resulted in a surge in cyberattacks and hacktivist activities, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/29/ai-tools-ransomware/
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Russia’s sabotage of western targets ‘could trigger Nato defence clause’
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in SecurityNewsGerman intelligence chief warns continued hybrid warfare by Moscow increases risk of alliance invoking Article 5Russia’s acts of sabotage against western targets may eventually prompt Nato to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned.Speaking at an event of the German Council of Foreign Relations…
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Russia’s sabotage of west may prompt Nato defence clause
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in SecurityNewsGerman intelligence chief warns of Russian ‘direct military confrontation’ with Nato if the Kremlin steps up warfareRussia’s acts of sabotage against Western targets may eventually prompt Nato to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned.Speaking at an event of the German Council of Foreign…
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Script Kiddie ‘Matrix’ Builds Massive Botnet
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in SecurityNewsLikely Russian Hacker Exploits IoT Vulnerabilities, Many Known for Years. An apparent Russian script kiddie is converting widespread security gaps into powerful botnets capable of launching global-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks. A threat actor with the online moniker Matrix is exploiting IoT vulnerabilities such as default credentials and outdated software. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Russian APT RomCom combines Firefox and Windows zero-day flaws in drive-by exploit
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in SecurityNews
Tags: access, antivirus, apt, attack, backdoor, browser, business, computer, cve, cybercrime, cyberespionage, defense, endpoint, exploit, flaw, germany, government, group, insurance, intelligence, malicious, microsoft, msp, password, powershell, russia, software, threat, ukraine, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayA Russia-aligned group that engages in both cybercrime and cyberespionage operations used a zero-click exploit chain last month that combined previously unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities in Firefox and Windows.The campaign, whose goal was to deploy the group’s RomCom backdoor on computers, targeted users from Europe and North America. The APT group, also known as Storm-0978,…
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Russian Hackers Exploit Firefox and Windows 0-Days to Deploy Backdoor
Watch out for the Russian hackers from the infamous RomRom group, also known as Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, or UNC2596, and their use of a custom backdoor. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/russian-hackers-firefox-windows-0-days-backdoor/
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Russian Script Kiddie Assembles Massive DDoS Botnet
Over the past year, Matrix has used publicly available malware tools and exploit scripts to target weakly secured IoT devices, and enterprise servers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-script-kiddie-assembles-massive-ddos-botnet
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Pro-Russian Hacktivists Launch Branded Ransomware Operations
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in SecurityNewsA pro-Russian hacktivist collective, CyberVolk, has launched its own ransomware-as-a-service operations, SentinelLabs has found First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-hacktivists-branded/
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Hackers Exploit Firefox and Windows Flaws: RomCom’s Advanced Attack Unveiled
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in SecurityNewsA Russia-aligned hacking group, known as RomCom (also identified as Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, or UNC2596), has successfully exploited two zero-day vulnerabilities”, one in Mozilla Firefox and another in Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-9680 and CVE-2024-49039, were chained together to allow the group to execute arbitrary code and install malicious backdoors on…
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Russian RomCom APT Group Leverages Zero-Day Flaws in Firefox and Windows
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in SecurityNewsRussia-backed hackers, known as RomCom, have exploited critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and Windows to launch targeted attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/romcom-apt-zeroday-flaws-firefox/
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Russian APT Chained Firefox and Windows Zero-Days Against US and European Targets
The Russia-linked RomCom APT has been observed chaining two zero-days in Firefox and Windows for backdoor delivery. The post Russian APT Chained Firefox and Windows Zero-Days Against US and European Targets appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/russian-apt-chained-firefox-and-windows-zero-days-against-us-and-european-targets/
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Russian group RomCom exploited Firefox and Tor Browser zero-days to target attacks Europe and North America
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in SecurityNewsThe Russian RomCom group exploited Firefox and Tor Browser zero-day vulnerabilities in attacks on users in Europe and North America. Russian-based cybercrime group RomCom (aka UAT-5647, Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UAC-0180, UNC2596) exploited two Firefox and Tor Browser zero-day vulnerabilities in recent attacks on users across Europe and North America. The first zero-day exploited by the Russian group, is a use-after-free…
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UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/
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RomCom Exploits Zero-Days in Firefox (CVE-2024-9680) Windows (CVE-2024-49039) with No User Interaction
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in SecurityNews
Tags: attack, browser, cybersecurity, exploit, microsoft, russia, threat, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayIn a recent cybersecurity report, ESET researchers have unveiled a coordinated attack by the Russia-aligned threat actor RomCom, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in both Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Windows. These vulnerabilities”, previously... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/romcom-exploits-zero-days-in-firefox-cve-2024-9680-windows-cve-2024-49039-with-no-user-interaction/
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CyberVolk: The Hacktivist Collective Blurring Lines Between Activism, Ransomware, and Geopolitics
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in SecurityNewsThe pro-Russian hacktivist collective CyberVolk, also known as GLORIAMIST, has emerged as a significant threat in a rapidly evolving cybercrime ecosystem. A recent report by SentinelOne delves into the group’s... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cybervolk-the-hacktivist-collective-blurring-lines-between-activism-ransomware-and-geopolitics/
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Russian Hackers Target Mozilla, Windows in New Exploit Chain
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in SecurityNewsESET Discovers Two Major Vulnerabilities Exploited by Russian RomCom Hacking Group. Two vulnerabilities in Mozilla products and Windows are actively exploited by RomCom, a Kremlin-linked cybercriminal group known for targeting businesses and conducting espionage, warn security researchers from Eset. Exploiting the two flaws together enables attackers to execute arbitrary code. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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‘RomCom’ APT Mounts Zero-Day, Zero-Click Browser Escapes in Firefox, Tor
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in SecurityNewsThe innocuously named Russian-sponsored cyber threat actor has combined critical and serious vulnerabilities in Windows and Firefox products in a zero-click code execution exploit. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/romcom-apt-zero-day-zero-click-browser-escapes-firefox-tor
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Russian hackers exploit Firefox, Windows zero-days in wild
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in SecurityNewsRomCom threat actors chain two Firefox and Windows zero-day vulnerabilities together in order to execute arbitrary code in vulnerable Mozilla browsers. First seen on Jump to article: /www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366616460/Russian-hackers-exploit-Firefox-Windows-zero-days-in-wild
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Russia-linked hackers exploited Firefox and Windows bugs in ‘widespread’ hacking campaign
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in SecurityNewsThe Russia-aligned RomCom gang exploited the vulnerabilities to target hundreds of Firefox users across Europe and North America. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/russia-linked-hackers-exploited-firefox-and-windows-zero-day-bugs-in-widespread-hacking-campaign/
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RomCom Hackers Exploits Windows Firefox Zero-Day in Advanced Cyberattacks
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in SecurityNewsIn a new wave of cyberattacks, the Russia-aligned hacking group >>RomCom>The compromise chain is composed of a […] The post RomCom Hackers Exploits Windows & Firefox Zero-Day in Advanced Cyberattacks appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform. First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/romcom-hackers-exploits-windows-firefox-zero-day/