Botnet serving as ‘backbone’ of malicious proxy network taken offline
Lumen Technology’s Black Lotus Labs took the ngioweb botnet and NSOCKS proxy offline Tuesday.
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The Russian flag flies at the embassy’s compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Geopolitics Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility
Researchers from the Google-owned firm conclude that Sandworm personas are linked to several recent attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Geopolitics DOJ, FBI disrupt Russian intelligence botnet
U.S. authorities disrupted the infrastructure used by a notorious Russian hacking group linked to the country’s military intelligence agency.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Threats State-backed hackers are experimenting with OpenAI models
Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are exploring the use of large language models in their operations.
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An operator of the volunteer organization ‘Postup’ controls the flight of an UAV carrying a metal detector to search for mines near the town of Derhachi, Kharkiv region, on October 1, 2023. (SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) Threats Russian hackers offered phony drone training to exploit WinRAR vulnerability
Despite an August patch, Russian and Chinese state-backed hackers are using a vulnerability in the popular software to carry out espionage.
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A broken laptop from one of the apartments destroyed by a missile strike lies on the ground near a residential building on June 24 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Geopolitics Victor Zhora on cataloging cyberwar crime evidence against Russian hackers targeting Ukraine
The Ukrainian cybersecurity official discusses charging Russian operatives with war crimes for digital assaults on civilians.
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Rescuers rest during search and rescue operations near a destroyed building of Kupiansk’s local museum on April 25, 2023. (Oleksandra Novosel/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC “UA:PBC”/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Geopolitics Pro-Russian hacktivism isn’t real, top Ukrainian cyber official says
Cyberattacks targeting Ukraine are mostly carried out by Russian intelligence agencies or state-sponsored groups, according to the official.
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A woman passes by a mural depicting the logo of Russia’s mercenary group Wagner in Belgrade on January 20, 2023. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC/AFP via Getty Images) Threats Russia’s digital warriors adapt to support the war effort in Ukraine, Google threat researchers say
Russian hacking operations in support of intelligence gathering and information operations related to the war show no signs of slowing down.
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Destroyed electricity network cables in the city of Lyman, eastern Ukraine on December 23, 2022. (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images) Geopolitics Microsoft: Russian hackers may be readying new wave of destructive attacks
The warning comes as part of an overview of cyberattacks carried out by Russian-linked actors over the past year.
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Threats CISA researchers: Russia’s Fancy Bear infiltrated US satellite network
The agency said it discovered the Russian hacking group in a satellite communications provider with critical infrastructure customers.