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Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2024
Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer

Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer after detaining him for allegedly donating to Ukraine earlier this year. The Federal Security Service (FSB) used spyware to monitor a Russian programmer, Kirill Parubets, after he was detained earlier this year for allegedly donating to Ukraine. Researchers from the First Department and the Citizen Lab discovered that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2023
GROUP-IB Co-Founder ILYA SACHKOV SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN A STRICT PRISON COLONY

Ilya Sachkov, former CEO and co-founder of Group-IB was sentenced to 14 years in a high security prison colony according to the Moscow court announcement. As per the announcement from the Moscow court, Ilya Sachkov, the former CEO and co-founder of Group-IB, has been sentenced to 14 years in a high-security prison colony. Sachkov listened […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2023
Russia’s FSB blames the US intelligence for Operation Triangulation

Russia’s intelligence Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the recent attacks against iPhones with a zero-click iOS exploit as part of Operation Triangulation were carried out by US intelligence. Researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky have uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a long-running […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2023
US disrupts Russia-linked Snake implant’s network

The US government announced to have disrupted the peer-to-peer (P2P) network of computers compromised by the Snake malware. The Snake implant is one of the most sophisticated implants used by Russia-linked threat actors for cyberespionage purposes. The malware has been designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in cyber espionage […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2023
Anonymous leaked 128GB of data stolen from Russian ISP Convex revealing FSB’s warrantless surveillance

The popular collective Anonymous has leaked 128 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Russian Internet Service Provider Convex. The collective Anonymous released last week 128 gigabytes of documents that were allegedly stolen from the Russian Internet Service Provider Convex. The huge trove of data was leased by an affiliate of Anonymous’s affiliate group called […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2022
US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. The U.S. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. “The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2022
US Treasury Department sanctions 4 Ukrainian officials for working with Russian intelligence

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against four current and former Ukrainian government officials for collaborating with Russia. The U.S. Treasury Department this week announced sanctions against four current and former Ukrainian government officials for having supported influence activities carried out by the Russian government. The officials are accused of having gathered sensitive information about […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2022
Russian government claims to have dismantled REvil ransomware gang

Russia’s FSB announced to have dismantled the REvil ransomware gang, the infamous group behind Kaseya and JBS USA. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced to have shut down the REvil ransomware gang, the group that is behind a long string of attacks against large organizations, such as Kaseya and JBS USA. The FSB claims to have […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2021
Ukraine intelligence doxed 5 FSB Officers that are members of Gamaredon APT Group

Ukraine’s premier law enforcement and counterintelligence revealed the real identities of five FSB members behind the Gamaredon cyberespionage group. Ukraine’s premier law enforcement and counterintelligence disclosed the real identities of five alleged members of the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (aka Primitive Bear, Armageddon, Winterflounder, or Iron Tilden) that are suspected to be components of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2021
FSB warns Russian businesses of cyber attacks as retaliation for SolarWinds hack

Russian authorities are alerting Russian organizations of potential cyberattacks launched by the United States in response to SolarWinds attack. The Russian intelligence agency FSB has issued a security alert this week warning Russian organizations of potential cyberattacks launched by the United States in response to the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The alert was issued after […]