Russia

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2024
Tor Project needs 200 WebTunnel bridges more to bypass Russia’ censorship

The Tor Project seeks help deploying 200 WebTunnel bridges by year-end to counter government censorship. Recent reports from Russia show increased censorship targeting the Tor network, including blocking bridges, pluggable transports, and circumvention apps. Russian watchdog Roskomnadzor is making some bridges inaccessible, highlighting the urgent need for more WebTunnel bridges. WebTunnel is a stealthy bridge […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2024
Russia-linked threat actors threaten the UK and its allies, minister to say

A senior UK minister will warn that Russia is preparing cyberattacks against the UK and its allies to undermine support for Ukraine. Russia may launch cyberattacks against the UK and its allies in retaliation for their support of Ukraine, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden is expected to state during a NATO meeting. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2024
A surge in Pro-Russia cyberattacks after decision to monitor North Korean Troops in Ukraine

South Korea claims Pro-Russia actors intensified cyberattacks on national sites after it decided to monitor North Korean troops in Ukraine. South Korea’s government blames pro-Russia threat actors for an intensification of cyberattacks on national sites after it decided to monitor North Korean troops in Ukraine. South Korea reports that over 10,000 North Korean troops are […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 04, 2024
Russian disinformation campaign active ahead of 2024 US election

U.S. intel says Russia made a fake video claiming Haitians voted illegally in Georgia, aiming to spread election disinformation. U.S. intel reports Russia created a fake viral video falsely claiming Haitians illegally voted multiple times in Georgia, aiming to spread election disinformation. U.S. intelligence agencies’ claims are based on existing intel and past Russian disinformation […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2024
Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard APT targeted 100+ organizations with a spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

Microsoft warns of a new phishing campaign by Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard targeting hundreds of organizations. Microsoft warns of a large-scale spear-phishing campaign by Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29, SVR group, BlueBravo, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes), targeting 1,000+ users across 100+ organizations for intelligence gathering. The Midnight Blizzard group along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2024
Russia-linked espionage group UNC5812 targets Ukraine’s military with malware

Suspected Russia-linked espionage group UNC5812 targets Ukraine’s military with Windows and Android malware via Telegram. Google TAG and Mandiant observed a Russia-linked group, tracked as UNC5812, targeting Ukraine’s military with Windows and Android malware via the Telegram channel “Civil Defense.” The Telegram channel was created on September 10, 2024 and at this time has 189 […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2024
Russia-linked RomCom group targeted Ukrainian government agencies since late 2023

Russia-linked threat actor RomCom targeted Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in cyber attacks since late 2023. Cisco Talos researchers observed Russia-linked threat actor RomCom (aka UAT-5647, Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UAC-0180, UNC2596) targeting Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in a new wave of attacks since at least late 2023.  In the recent attacks, RomCom […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2024
Awaken Likho APT group targets Russian government with a new implant

A threat actor tracked as Awaken Likho is targeting Russian government agencies and industrial entities, reported cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. A recent investigation by Kaspersky researchers into the APT group Awaken Likho (aka Core Werewolf and PseudoGamaredon) uncovered a new campaign from June to August 2024, showing a shift from UltraVNC to the MeshCentral platform for […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2024
Kyiv’s hackers launched an unprecedented cyber attack on Russian state media VGTRK on Putin’s birthday

Russian state media VGTRK faced a major cyberattack, which a Ukrainian source claimed was conducted by Kyiv’s hackers. A Ukrainian government source told Reuters that Kyiv’s hackers are behind the cyber attack that disrupted operations at the Russian state media company VGTRK on Putin’s birthday. The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK, Russian: […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2024
Microsoft and DOJ seized the attack infrastructure used by Russia-linked Callisto Group

Microsoft and the U.S. DoJ seized over 100 domains used by the Russia-linked Callisto Group for launching attacks on U.S. government and nonprofits. The Justice Department revealed the unsealing of a warrant to seize 41 domains used by Russia-linked Callisto Group (formerly SEABORGIUM, also known as COLDRIVER) for computer fraud in the United States. US […]