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Russia Hit by New ‘CryWiper’ — Fake Ransomware
A new wiper malware is destroying data on Russian government PCs. Dubbed CryWiper, it pretends to be ransomware ...
Hackers Wanted—Ukraine Government Calls up its ‘Cybercommunity’
The Ukranian Defense Ministry is calling up volunteers to join a “cyber force”—to defend against Russian attacks ...
Barbary Pirates and Russian Cybercrime
In 1801, the United States had a small Navy. Thomas Jefferson deployed almost half that Navy—three frigates and a schooner—to the Barbary Coast of northern Africa. The Barbary States had been the ...
Off Limits Critical Infrastructure, Ransomware on Repeat, Cyber Safe Drinking Water
What does it really mean when Biden tells Putin critical US infrastructure is “off limits”, details on a recent survey which shows ransomware payments create repeat attacks, and how cyber safe is ...
Ransomware Attacks: Will G7 and Biden-Putin Summits Prove Fruitful?
I’ve been very busy lately. Between the back-to-back ransomware attacks and the release of our ransomware report highlighting the impact on business from ransomware attacks, I have been asked to share my ...
Biden-Putin Summit and Why Threat Actors Just Won’t Give it a Rest
On June 11, McDonald’s said in a message to its U.S. employees that it had discovered unauthorized activity on an internal security system. The burger chain responded by bringing on some external ...
Russia’s Offer to Extradite Attackers – and a Grain of Salt
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would be willing to hand over cyber criminals to the United States if Washington agreed to reciprocate. According to Reuters, Putin disclosed his country’s willingness to ...
Biden ‘Will Cyberattack Putin’ (Because SolarWinds)
President Joe Biden has authorized “devastating” retaliation against the Russian government for the recent hacking attributed to Russia ...
Following Putin Order, FSB Cracks Down on Russian Credit Card Marketplaces
Earlier this week I was chatting with one of the top experts on Russian Cybercrime (who has asked to remain anonymous here). We were discussing the news that was released on 24MAR2020 ...
