- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 14th, 2016
Russian Devs Behind New WildFire Ransomware
WildFire ransomware wave currently hitting the Netherlands
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 13th, 2016
Cash Mules for Russian Cyber-Crime Syndicate Sent to Jail
Crooks involved in $4.6 million money laundering operations
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 12th, 2016
Russians and Malware Involved in $2 Million ATM Heist in Taiwan
ATM transactions suspended in Taiwan for two days
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 12th, 2016
Russian Authorities Seize Servers of US VPN Provider
Company rotates certificates, updates VPN clients
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 10th, 2016
There Is a Connection Between the Lurk Arrests, Angler, and the Necurs Botnet
Email address found used for registering C&C domain names for Lurk, Angler, and Necurs infrastructure
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 8th, 2016
Chinese APT Targets Russian Entities with NetTraveler Malware
Chinese hackers continue their operations against Russian targets with new wave of spear-phishing attacks
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 28th, 2016
Russian APT Launched Massive Spear-Phishing Campaign Targeting Google Accounts
Campaign took place between March and September 2015
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 23rd, 2016
Crooks Use Trojan Coded in 1C to Spread Ransomware to Russian Businesses
Crooks target Russian enterprises using 1C software
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 23rd, 2016
Russia Wants Encryption Backdoors in Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber, Allo, Others UPDATED
Controversial encryption backdoor bill reaches Russian Duma
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 21st, 2016
Second Security Firm Says Russian Hackers Are Behind DNC Hack
Despite Guccifer 2.0's claims, evidence shows the contrary
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 17th, 2016
Simple Encryption Algorithm Allows Decryption of Crypt38 Ransomware
Crypt38 ransomware had a short life, is already defeated
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 6th, 2016
Black Shades Ransomware Asks Victims Only for a Measly $30
Ransomware is currently undecryptable, but there's a trick to stop the Black Shades' encryption process early
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 2nd, 2016
Russian Police Arrests 50 Hackers in Its Largest Cybercrime Bust
Authorities nab group that operated through the Lurk trojan
- Web Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 21st, 2016
Russian Students Win International Collegiate Programming Contest
Sankt Petersburg State University wins big prize
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 19th, 2016
New Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targets Pro-Russian Separatists in Ukraine
ESET claims the attackers are Ukrainian-based
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 17th, 2016
Nuclear EK Authors Are Based in Russia, Make $100,000 per Month
Crooks infected nearly 2 million computers
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 12th, 2016
Russian Cyber-Espionage Group Targeted Angela Merkel's Party
Pawn Storm hackers targeted Germany's CDU party