Cyber war news
Russian aviation authority switches to paper after losing 65TB of data
Rosaviatsiya has switched to pen and paper after losing 65TB of data. According to sources, it suffered a major cyberattack on Saturday.
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Hundreds of alleged Russian spies revealed in a data breach
A list with over 600 names allegedly details agents of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) operating in Europe. Ukraine's spy...
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Ukraine blames Russia for a ‘powerful cyberattack’ on its telecom
Ukrainian state-owned telecommunications company Ukrtelecom experienced a cyberattack. Ukraine accused Russia of what it called a powerful cyberattack.
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Russian govt employees indicted for global attacks on energy firms
Four Russian government employees face charges over Triton/Trisis and Dragonfly attacks. The timing signals to Russia's cyber warriors that they're...
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10GB of Nestlé data leaked, say Anonymous
The hacktivist group has apparently made good on its threat to go after major companies that it says have not pulled out of Russia – with claims to have leaked a trove of data belonging to food giant Nestle.
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More woe for Conti at fresh data leak
The ransomware group had another reason to rue its public support for Russia this week, as the incognito mole in its ranks posted more source codes on Twitter.
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'It's coming' - Biden on Russia launching a cyberattack against the US
Updated with Kremlin's statement. The US is increasingly wary Russia is preparing a large cyberattack against critical infrastructure. Speaking at...
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Ukraine turns to crypto for military funding
As the war in Ukraine continues, the government and private entities set up various crypto donation pages to help fund...
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Russian printers juiced by hacker antiwar messages
Hacktivist group GhostSec has apparently decided that even in modern warfare the pen is mightier than the sword, and is claiming to have remotely hijacked more than 300 Russian printers, forcing them to run antiwar messages until their ink runs dry.
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Russian social media giant VK allegedly hacked
VKontakte has been allegedly hacked to fight Russian propaganda by informing its users about the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Russia on the path of crippling Western companies by cyberattacks
If Russia turns to cybercriminals to support its economy, ransomware will be even more devastating.
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Geopolitical tensions prompt US warning for satellite operators
Geopolitical threats spurring from Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted requests to boost cyber defenses for communication satellite operators. The US...
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Government sites under 'unprecedented' cyberattack - Russian ministry
The event is only the latest installment in a series of attacks against the Russian government's IT infrastructure after the...
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Russia’s cyber weapons might be as weak as its artillery, says expert
The Ukrainian government has hacked the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant, Space Program, and Kalashnikov Concern in Russia, indicating that its cyber defenses might be as weak as its military convoys.
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Hacker breaches key Russian ministry in blink of an eye
In mere seconds, a hacker remotely accessed a computer belonging to a regional Ministry of Health in Russia, taking advantage of sloppy cybersecurity practices to expose its entire network.
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Fears of Russian spying prompts Germany to ditch Kaspersky
Updated with a statement from Kaspersky. Germany's cyber watchdog, BSI, warned against using Kaspersky antivirus amidst Russia's threats against EU...
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New destructive wiper malware deployed in Ukraine
Cybersecurity company ESET warned about the discovery of a 3rd destructive wiper malware deployed in Ukraine.
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Instagram is no longer accessible in Russia
The Kremlin accused Meta of allowing calls for violence against Russians and gave 48 hours to Instagram users in Russia to move all of their content to other platforms.
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89% of global cyberattacks are aimed at Russia or Ukraine
Nearly nine in ten cyberattacks happening worldwide are targeting Russia or Ukraine, the recent research by Atlas VPN finds. Following...
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Long-awaited Kaspersky leak doesn't seem to be a leak at all
After teasing the hacker community for a few days, Network Battalion 65' (NB65) has released what it claims to be Kaspersky's source code. However, the so-called leak contains only information about Kaspersky that is or at some point was already publicly available.
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