March 20, 2024 at 07:19AM Russian government is using fake emails to impersonate other governments in order to steal strategic intelligence. Based on the meeting notes, it is clear that Russia’s government is engaged in email impersonation with the goal of stealing strategic intelligence. This poses a significant security threat and should be addressed with … Read more
March 12, 2024 at 03:45AM A South Korean national, Baek Won-soon, has been detained by Russia on cyber espionage charges and transferred from Vladivostok to Moscow for investigation. It is alleged that he handed over classified information to foreign intelligence agencies. This development follows growing geopolitical ties between Russia and North Korea and the recent … Read more
March 4, 2024 at 12:54PM The German Ministry of Defense has confirmed the authenticity of leaked recordings of high-ranking officials discussing Ukraine’s war efforts. The call was hosted on Cisco’s WebEx platform and possibly intercepted by a Russian agent. Discussions reveal potential support for Ukraine, including supplying Taurus missiles. Russia has used the leak to … Read more
February 23, 2024 at 01:56PM North Korean hackers have been found spying on Russia by planting a backdoor within Russian government software. The backdoor was bundled inside a Russian-language installer associated with an internal tool, “Statistika KZU,” used by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This reveals a targeted and precise approach by North Korean hackers … Read more
January 26, 2024 at 12:05PM Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate claims pro-Ukrainian hackers breached Russia’s Center for Space Hydrometeorology, wiping 2 petabytes of data. The agency is affiliated with Roscosmos, providing vital weather and disaster information. The attack reportedly paralyzed supercomputers and caused significant financial and research losses for Russia. This is not the first state-affiliated … Read more
January 24, 2024 at 04:24AM Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have imposed financial sanctions on Russian national Alexander Ermakov for his alleged involvement in the 2022 ransomware attack on Medibank. The attack resulted in the unauthorized access of 9.7 million customer records, leading the governments to criminalize dealing with his assets and call for … Read more
January 5, 2024 at 06:30AM Ukraine’s Security Service took down two hacked residential surveillance cameras used by Russian threat actors to spy on Kyiv’s air defense and infrastructure. The hacked webcams were leveraged by Russia to aid its missile attack on Kyiv. This incident underscores the importance of maintaining cybersecurity for IoT devices, as they … Read more
December 27, 2023 at 09:07AM Foreign interference actors, including Doppelganger, are intensifying efforts to influence the 2024 US elections. The Russia-based Doppelganger group operates inauthentic news sites and social media accounts promoting divisive stories. Meta identified China, Russia, and Iran as primary sources of influence and misinformation campaigns. Despite efforts, Recorded Future found Doppelganger’s impact … Read more
November 27, 2023 at 06:11AM A man believed to be the leader of the cybercrime gang Killnet, known as “Killmilk,” has allegedly been exposed by Russian state media. Killmilk is known for launching major attacks on targets like US government agencies and hospitals. The FBI’s takedown of the Qakbot botnet has significantly reduced attempted exploits … Read more
November 8, 2023 at 01:17PM Russian financial organization Sberbank recently faced its largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in history. The attack reached 1 million requests per second (RPS), four times larger than any previous attack on the bank. However, it is not as significant as recent record-breaking DDoS attacks, which reached up to … Read more