Aug 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananDark Web / Data Breach A 27-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to over three years in prison in the U.S. for peddling financial information, login credentials, and other personally identifying information (PII) on a now-defunct dark web marketplace called Slilpp. Georgy Kavzharadze, 27, of Moscow, Russia, pleaded guilty to one count of … [Read more...] about Russian Hacker Jailed 3+ Years for Selling Stolen Credentials on Dark Web
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New APT Group “CloudSorcerer” Targets Russian Government Entities
Jul 08, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cloud Security A previously undocumented advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed CloudSorcerer has been observed targeting Russian government entities by leveraging cloud services for command-and-control (C2) and data exfiltration. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which discovered the activity in May 2024, the tradecraft adopted by the … [Read more...] about New APT Group “CloudSorcerer” Targets Russian Government Entities
ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor
Jun 22, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Russian organizations have been targeted by a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt using a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed. "ExCobalt focuses on cyber espionage and includes several members active since at least 2016 and presumably once part of the notorious Cobalt Gang," Positive Technologies … [Read more...] about ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor
Russian Power Companies, IT Firms, and Govt Agencies Hit by Decoy Dog Trojan
Jun 04, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware Russian organizations are at the receiving end of cyber attacks that have been found to deliver a Windows version of a malware called Decoy Dog. Cybersecurity company Positive Technologies is tracking the activity cluster under the name Operation Lahat, attributing it to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group called … [Read more...] about Russian Power Companies, IT Firms, and Govt Agencies Hit by Decoy Dog Trojan
Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control … [Read more...] about Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator
Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft
Apr 22, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Endpoint Security The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed using a wide range of tools to retain access to compromised environments and steal valuable data. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky characterized the adversary as relying on various programs to harvest data on an "industrial scale" from primarily governmental … [Read more...] about Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft
Russian APT Deploys New ‘Kapeka’ Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks
Apr 17, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Espionage A previously undocumented "flexible" backdoor called Kapeka has been "sporadically" observed in cyber attacks targeting Eastern Europe, including Estonia and Ukraine, since at least mid-2022. The findings come from Finnish cybersecurity firm WithSecure, which attributed the malware to the Russia-linked advanced persistent … [Read more...] about Russian APT Deploys New ‘Kapeka’ Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks
Russian Hackers Use ‘WINELOADER’ Malware to Target German Political Parties
Mar 23, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cyber Warfare The WINELOADER backdoor used in recent cyber attacks targeting diplomatic entities with wine-tasting phishing lures has been attributed as the handiwork of a hacking group with links to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), which was responsible for breaching SolarWinds and Microsoft. The findings come from Mandiant, … [Read more...] about Russian Hackers Use ‘WINELOADER’ Malware to Target German Political Parties
Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets
Mar 09, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Threat Intelligence Microsoft on Friday revealed that the Kremlin-backed threat actor known as Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29 or Cozy Bear) managed to gain access to some of its source code repositories and internal systems following a hack that came to light in January 2024. "In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that Midnight Blizzard is … [Read more...] about Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets
Russian Turla Hackers Target Polish NGOs with New TinyTurla-NG Backdoor
Feb 15, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The Russia-linked threat actor known as Turla has been observed using a new backdoor called TinyTurla-NG as part of a three-month-long campaign targeting Polish non-governmental organizations in December 2023. "TinyTurla-NG, just like TinyTurla, is a small 'last chance' backdoor that is left behind to be used when all other … [Read more...] about Russian Turla Hackers Target Polish NGOs with New TinyTurla-NG Backdoor