US, UK Announce Charges and Sanctions Against Two Russian Hackers

December 8, 2023 at 08:36AM The US and UK have charged and imposed sanctions on two hackers affiliated with Russia’s FSB security service. Takeaways from the Meeting: 1. The United States and the United Kingdom have publicly announced charges against two hackers. 2. These two hackers are purported to be collaborating with Russia’s Federal Security … Read more

UK and allies expose Russian FSB hacking group, sanction members

December 7, 2023 at 11:40AM The UK and US warn of Russian state-aligned Callisto Group’s global spear-phishing attacks targeting data and credentials. Active since 2015, Callisto employs sophisticated social engineering and cyber tactics, recently shifting techniques to evade detection. Two group members have been sanctioned for undermining UK democracy. Meeting Takeaways: 1. The Russian state-backed … Read more

Russian Cyber Espionage Group Deploys LitterDrifter USB Worm in Targeted Attacks

November 18, 2023 at 02:24AM Russian cyber espionage actors affiliated with the Federal Security Service (FSB) are using a USB worm called LitterDrifter in attacks on Ukrainian entities. The worm spreads malware via USB drives and communicates with the threat actor’s command-and-control servers. The cybersecurity firm Check Point has observed signs of possible infection outside … Read more

Stealth Techniques Used in ‘Operation Triangulation’ iOS Attack Dissected

October 24, 2023 at 03:03PM Kaspersky has released a report detailing the iOS zero-click attacks it suffered. Dubbed ‘Operation Triangulation’, the attacks used malicious iMessage attachments to exploit a zero-day vulnerability and deploy spyware named TriangleDB. The attackers implemented stealth techniques to avoid detection, including using two validators to collect device information and ensure the … Read more