Huge queues of trucks and cars are seen near the Polish-Ukrainian border on June 30, 2022. (JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP) Notorious Russian military hacking crew behind October ransomware attacks on Ukraine, Poland Researchers at Microsoft said a ransomware attack on transportation and logistics companies was the work of Russian military intelligence Nov 10, 2022 By AJ Vicens
A Ukrainian serviceman inspects the ruins of a building suspected to have been destroyed after a missile strike near Kharkiv on July 5, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images) Russian information operations focus on dividing Western coalition supporting Ukraine The Russian propaganda focuses on the threat that Ukrainian refugees could bring economic hardship to Europe. Jul 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
A woman and a man, along with other refugees from Ukraine, are seen on April 7, 2022 in the ticket hall of the railway station in Przemysl, eastern Poland, which has become a hub for refugees from Ukraine fleeing their country due to Russia’s aggression. (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Hacktivist personas back latest GhostWriter disinfo op targeting Poland, Ukraine Pro-Russian hacktivist channels amplified the Belarusian disinformation campaign, marking an interesting development, researchers said. Jun 30, 2022
US Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference over ransomware cyberattack at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on Nov. 8, 2021. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) REvil member accused of Kaseya ransomware attack arraigned in Texas Yaroslav Vasinskyi faces up to 115 years in jail. Mar 9, 2022 By Tonya Riley
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate speaks during a press conference at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2021.(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) US seeks extradition of alleged Ukrainian scammer arrested at Polish border stop Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, is the subject of an arrest warrant from federal prosecutors in Texas. Nov 2, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) White House set to lead 30 nations in ransomware discussions, sans Russia The talks leave out the nation President Biden most often criticizes, but invitees will meet for two days on countering ransomware. Oct 13, 2021 By Tim Starks
U.S. troops arrived in NATO member Lithuania in September, 2020 for military exercises near the border with Belarus. (Photo by PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Ghostwriter’ disinformation campaign rages on as Biden prepares for NATO trip “These types of tactics are readily deployable elsewhere," said FireEye's Lee Foster. Apr 28, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Warsaw, Poland. (Kamil Porembiński/Flickr CC BY SA 2.0) Alleged KickassTorrents founder Artem Vaulin jumped bail in Poland Vaulin had been released in Warsaw in 2017. Oct 20, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Anti-NATO disinformation effort uses coronavirus to poke political tensions A new report from FireEye does not attribute the effort to the Russian government, though the motives are consistent. Jul 29, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, was in on the bust. (Europol) European police bust Polish gang suspected of hacking and stealing cars It's the latest evidence of how digitally connected cars open up new pathways for theft. Jul 22, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas