German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, standing in front of some German flags (“Bundesflagge”)

Germany Warns Russia: Hacking Will Have Consequences

War of the words: Fancy Bear actions are “intolerable and unacceptable,” complains German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock ...
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Russia Microsoft phishing AWS Ukraine

Russian-Backed Hackers Target High-Value US, European Entities

Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence unit exploited previously patched Microsoft vulnerabilities in a massive phishing campaign against U.S. and European organizations in such vectors as government, aerospace, and finance across North ...
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Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years

Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years

The Russian government today handed down a treason conviction and 14-year prison sentence on Iyla Sachkov, the former founder and CEO of one of Russia's largest cybersecurity firms. Sachkov, 37, has been ...
‘But His Emails!’ — Ukrainian Hackers Hack Hillary Hacker

‘But His Emails!’ — Ukrainian Hackers Hack Hillary Hacker

Beware Fancy Bears Bearing Gifts: Confirms DCLeaks caper was by APT28. Also that APT28 is Russian military unit ...
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Security Advocacy in the Cloud with Jacob Ansari from Schellman

In this episode, we talk with Jacob Ansari, a Security Advocate at Schellman, where he leads the firm’s security best practices advocacy. He develops and leads educational efforts on security practices, emerging ...
Did U.S. Charge Klyushin to Reveal 2016 DNC Hack Info?

Did U.S. Charge Klyushin to Reveal 2016 DNC Hack Info?

Vladislav Klyushin is thought to be helping feds learn more about the 2016 DNC breach. But something doesn’t add up ...
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Russia, China, Iran Meddle in 2020 Election (Unsurprisingly)

It comes as no surprise to hear that Russia is up to its old tricks. China and Iran are also in on the game ...
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Drovorub: Russia Pushing Invisible Malware, say NSA and FBI

Fancy Bear is at it again. This time, it’s said to be infecting Linux machines with Drovorub—rootkit malware that’s very hard to detect ...
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