Prisoner Swap Includes Russian Hackers and KGB Assassin

Aug 2, 2024 1:49:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Included among the U.S. prisoners being sent back to Russia in the swap are two prominent convicted hackers, both of whom were serving lengthy sentences, and a KGB assassin.

[Heads Up] Global Cybercrime Hotspot Countries Revealed: Secure Your Defenses

Apr 13, 2024 10:25:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a groundbreaking study that spanned three years, an international research team, including experts from the University of Oxford and UNSW Canberra, has developed the first-ever World ...

Must-Read New Study on Russian Propaganda Techniques

Apr 1, 2024 10:30:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Kyiv Post just published: "A knockout study by the Institute for the Study of War (“ISW”), just out March 27, is a must read for all the leadership of the West, and particularly, the ...

HP Enterprise Reveals It was hacked by the same Russians that broke into Microsoft

Jan 25, 2024 11:24:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a new SEC disclosure, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced on Wednesday that it fell prey to the same Russian intelligence group, known as Midnight Blizzard or Cozy Bear, that ...

Black Hat: "Five cyber phases of Russia's hybrid war"

Aug 10, 2023 11:44:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Cyberwire reported: "Victor Zhora, deputy chairman and chief digital transformation officer at Ukraine's State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection (SSSCIP) ...

Russia-Based Global Cybersecurity Vendor Group-IB Exits the Russian Market

Jul 27, 2023 2:26:31 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Amid potential concerns by governments, customers, and prospects about ties with the Russian government, the cybersecurity vendor Group-IB continues in its promise to separate itself from ...

SolarWinds' Head Refuses to Back Down Amid Potential US Regulatory Action over Russian hack. CISO Gets Wells Notice

Jun 24, 2023 10:43:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to an internal email obtained by CNN, the CEO of SolarWinds informed employees on Friday that the company plans to vigorously defend itself against potential legal action from ...

[Finger on the Trigger] How the FBI Nuked Russian FSB's Snake Data Theft Malware

May 9, 2023 4:43:09 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Five Eyes member nations' cybersecurity and intelligence agencies dismantled the infrastructure of the Snake cyber-espionage malware that was operated by Russia's Federal Security ...

[Eye Opener] Businessweek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About

Mar 2, 2023 7:09:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This morning, Bloomberg News pointed at a brand new article at BusinessWeek, one of their media properties. This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when ...

[HEADS UP] Russian Hacker Group Launches New Spear Phishing Campaign with Targets in US and Europe

Feb 16, 2023 9:17:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Russian-based hacking group Seaborgium is at it again with increased spear phishing attacks targeting US and European countries in the last year.

[HEADS UP] The Old "Nigerian Prince Scam" resurfaces as "Russian Billionaire Fraud"

Oct 3, 2022 1:08:42 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers continue to get creative when it comes to current events - and this new scam is no exception.

[Heads Up] Russia has increased the cyber attacks against countries that help Ukraine

Jun 23, 2022 7:05:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Wall Street Journal just reported that Russian intelligence agencies have increased the pace of cyberattacks against nations that have provided aid to Ukraine, according to new ...

WIRED: "A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims Far Beyond Ukraine"

Mar 24, 2022 3:20:26 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

WIRED wrote: "More than 22,000 miles above Earth, the KA-SAT is locked in orbit. Traveling at 7,000 miles per hour, in sync with the planet’s rotation, the satellite beams high-speed ...

[BREAKING] White House warns Russia is prepping possible cyberattacks against US

Mar 21, 2022 6:16:51 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With the recent cyber-attacks between Russia and Ukraine and the current intelligence coming from the US Government, organizations want to shore up their defenses to reduce the risk of a ...

[Eye Opener] Ukraine Is Now Being Hit With 4 Different Strains Of Wiper Malware

Mar 15, 2022 4:10:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Newly discovered data-destroying malware was found this week in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations and deleting data across systems on compromised networks. "This new malware ...

We Are In The First Open Source Intelligence War

Mar 15, 2022 11:28:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I am a member of OODA loop. They are a great team that keeps me up to date about InfoSec issues. Their site always has interesting articles and this one certainly got my attention. The ...

KnowBe4's Position On Recent Russian Aggression

Mar 9, 2022 1:59:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The unprovoked attack on the Ukrainian people, and subsequent humanitarian crisis it has caused, is an unacceptable act of aggression by the Russian state. While we do not currently ...

Russia Could “Absolutely” Lash Out at US Through Cyber, Lawmaker Warns

Mar 1, 2022 6:49:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

NextGov reports: "Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va, gives an opening statement as FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia, SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna and Microsoft President Brad Smith testify ...

[EYES OPEN] The Kremlin Propaganda Machine Now Works Overtime. INFOGRAPHIC

Feb 27, 2022 8:26:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With an ongoing land war in Ukraine, everyone needs to be alert for the Kremlin's parallel disinformation campaigns. Many people simply are not aware of the massive amount of false data ...

[Heads Up!] DHS Sounds Alarm on New Russian Destructive Disk Wiper Attack Potential

Jan 27, 2022 8:01:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CNN just reported on a Jan 23 Intelligence Bulletin from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that warned state and local governments and critical infrastructure operators about ...

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