Cyber war news
Hacktivists in Palestine and Israel after SCADA and other industrial control systems
Industrial control systems (ICS) seem to be one of the most lucrative targets for both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists.
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Crooks trying to blackmail worried Israelis on WhatsApp
Israelis looking for their missing relatives in the south of the country have become the targets of cybercriminals, who are trying to trick them into transferring money for information.
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Red Alert, Israel's rocket alert app, breached by hacktivists
Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group AnonGhost exploited a flaw in the RedAlert app and sent a fake threat of nuclear attack, researchers claim.
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Anonymous-affiliate Discord leak spells bad news for Russia
Anonymous-affiliated hackers have amassed vast amounts of data on Russian assets: from X (formerly Twitter) accounts disseminating propaganda, to the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.
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Aeroflot, other airlines’ flights delayed over DDoS attack
Aeroflot and several other Russian airlines were forced to delay flights after pro-Ukrainian attackers flooded Russia’s airline ticket reservation system.
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Russian hackers target Ukraine in search of war crime evidence against Kremlin
The Kremlin has launched a new spy campaign using nation-state hackers to target Ukrainian government agencies – all in an effort to collect evidence about alleged war crimes committed by the Russian Federation against the war-torn country, a new report says.
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Experiment: How easy it was for me to influence Anonymous hacktivists
Since the onset of #OpRussia and successive operations, arguably the entire landscape of hacktivism has changed.
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Iran spyware breached and exposed by GhostSec
The GhostSec hactivist group claims it has taken down what it describes as the “Iran regime’s very own privacy-invading software.”
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Polish stock exchange, banks knocked offline by pro-Russian hackers
The Warsaw Stock Exchange, several banks, and the Polish government’s website for public services were knocked offline Monday in the latest targeted campaign reportedly carried out by the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16).
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Russian Duma leader’s emails hacked and leaked
Ukrainian cyber soldiers have hacked into an email account belonging to Aleksandr Babakov, the deputy chairman of Russian parliament the State Duma.
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Intel insiders go undercover revealing fresh details into NoName hacktivist operations
In a Black Hat exclusive interview with Cybernews, two Radware threat researchers turned ‘undercover hacktivists’ pose as pro-Russian sympathizers, revealing new insights into the inner workings of the cyberterrorist gang NoName057(16).
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EU strikes Russia again as digital infowar rages on
Russia has been slapped with yet more restrictions by the EU, which imposed measures against seven nationals and five entities that it says are engaged in “digital information manipulation” in aid of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian satellite telecom confirms hacker attack
Dozor-Teleport, a Russian satellite communications provider used by the country’s Ministry of Defense and security services, confirmed that hackers breached its systems.
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Ukrainian banks hit by pro-Russian NoName hackers
The Russian-linked hacktivist group NoName has been relentlessly targeting the Ukrainian financial sector in its latest campaign against the war-torn nation.
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Russian satellite telecom Dozor hit by hackers
Dozor-Teleport, a Russian satellite communications provider used by the country’s Ministry of Defense and security services, was supposedly hit by hackers who aligned with the private military corporation (PMC) Wagner.
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Pro-Russian bot farm busted in Ukraine
Cyber police in Ukraine have taken down a large-scale bot farm outside of Kyiv – they say was used to create thousands of fake online accounts to push a pro-Russian agenda and discredit Ukrainian forces.
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US: Iran building drone factory in Russia for Ukraine war
New satellite images show Iran building a drone factory near Moscow. US security officials are also warning that Iran is illegally trying to buy key components to make military drones – all so Russia can use them against Ukraine.
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Hackers claim to have crippled Russia’s banking system
Pro-Ukrainian hacktivists allegedly took down Infotel, a Russian internet service provider (ISP) crucial for operating a platform that Russian banks use to facilitate the financial system.
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Killnet hacktivists say they’re disbanding
Killnet, the pro-Russian hacktivist group turned military corporation, said it had “completely disbanded.”
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Colombian government targeted by suspected cyber partisans
Suspected hacktivist group called SiegedSec claims to have leaked 6GB of data, including emails, confidential documents, and ID cards, says threat analyst.
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