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UK's Sellafield Nuclear Plant Allegedly Hacked By China And Russia, Government Says...
Britain denied the claims and said it has no records or evidence to suggest that networks at the Sellafield nuclear site were the victim of a cyber attack.
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US Disables Russian Malware Used For 20 Years To Spy In 50 Countries
The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disabled a "sophisticated" malware network used by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for two decades to spy in 50 countries including a NATO ally.
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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Ukrainian Officials’ Phone Targeted by Hackers Amid Russian Invasion: Cybersecurity Expert
Ukrainian officials’ phones have been targeted by hackers as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, claims a senior cybersecurity official. Victor Zhora, the deputy head of Ukraine's State Special Communications Service, said that phones being used by the country's public servants had come under sustained targeting.
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EU, US, UK Accuse Russia of Cyberattacks Amid Invasion of Ukraine; Blame It for Deployment of Whispergate
The western allies, including the European Union (EU), the UK and the US, have collectively accused Russia for series of cyberattacks in the light of its invasion of Ukraine, Which has impacted European continent. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) assesses that the Russian Military Intelligence was “almost certainly” involved in ...
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Russian Malware Used For Oil India Cyber Attack: Report
A Russian malware planted from a server in Nigeria was used for a recent cyber attack on Oil India's (OIL) system in Assam's Duliajan, which had brought down the PSU major's network, a top police official said on Friday.
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Android Malware Linked to Russian Attackers Discovered, Can Record Audio and Track Your Location
A new Android malware has been discovered that records audio and track location once planted in the device. It has been found by the researchers at threat intelligence firm Lab52.
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Ukraine Government and Banking Websites Hit by More Cyberattacks, Destructive Malware
Ukraine’s parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks Wednesday, and cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had also infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware.
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San Francisco 49ers Hit by Ransomware Attack, Team's Financial Data Said to Be Stolen
The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cybercriminals claiming they stole some of the football team's financial data.
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Ukraine Suspects Belarus Intelligence-Linked UNC1151 Group Over Cyberattack
Kyiv believes a hacker group linked to Belarusian intelligence carried out a cyberattack that hit Ukrainian government websites this week and used malware similar to that used by a group tied to Russian intelligence, a senior Ukrainian security official said.
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Ukraine Says Russia Behind Cyberattack in 'Hybrid War' Move
Ukraine said that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against its neighbour.
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SolarWinds Hackers Broke Into US Cable Firm and Arizona County, Web Records Show
Suspected Russian hackers accessed the systems of a US internet provider and a county government in Arizona, US, as part of a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign disclosed this week, according to an analysis of publicly-available Web records.
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Microsoft Targets Malware Vendor Trickbot Amid US Election Fears
Microsoft said it had taken down malware vendor Trickbot in an effort to thwart attempts to meddle with the upcoming US presidential election.
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Russian Cybercriminal Gets 9 Years for Online Fraud Website
A Russian computer hacker who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud and ran a sophisticated clearinghouse for international cybercriminals was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison.
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Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program: NSA
The US National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
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UK's Sellafield Nuclear Plant Allegedly Hacked By China And Russia, Government Says...
Britain denied the claims and said it has no records or evidence to suggest that networks at the Sellafield nuclear site were the victim of a cyber attack.
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US Disables Russian Malware Used For 20 Years To Spy In 50 Countries
The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disabled a "sophisticated" malware network used by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for two decades to spy in 50 countries including a NATO ally.
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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Ukrainian Officials’ Phone Targeted by Hackers Amid Russian Invasion: Cybersecurity Expert
Ukrainian officials’ phones have been targeted by hackers as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, claims a senior cybersecurity official. Victor Zhora, the deputy head of Ukraine's State Special Communications Service, said that phones being used by the country's public servants had come under sustained targeting.
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EU, US, UK Accuse Russia of Cyberattacks Amid Invasion of Ukraine; Blame It for Deployment of Whispergate
The western allies, including the European Union (EU), the UK and the US, have collectively accused Russia for series of cyberattacks in the light of its invasion of Ukraine, Which has impacted European continent. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) assesses that the Russian Military Intelligence was “almost certainly” involved in ...
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Russian Malware Used For Oil India Cyber Attack: Report
A Russian malware planted from a server in Nigeria was used for a recent cyber attack on Oil India's (OIL) system in Assam's Duliajan, which had brought down the PSU major's network, a top police official said on Friday.
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Android Malware Linked to Russian Attackers Discovered, Can Record Audio and Track Your Location
A new Android malware has been discovered that records audio and track location once planted in the device. It has been found by the researchers at threat intelligence firm Lab52.
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Ukraine Government and Banking Websites Hit by More Cyberattacks, Destructive Malware
Ukraine’s parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks Wednesday, and cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had also infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware.
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San Francisco 49ers Hit by Ransomware Attack, Team's Financial Data Said to Be Stolen
The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cybercriminals claiming they stole some of the football team's financial data.
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Ukraine Suspects Belarus Intelligence-Linked UNC1151 Group Over Cyberattack
Kyiv believes a hacker group linked to Belarusian intelligence carried out a cyberattack that hit Ukrainian government websites this week and used malware similar to that used by a group tied to Russian intelligence, a senior Ukrainian security official said.
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Ukraine Says Russia Behind Cyberattack in 'Hybrid War' Move
Ukraine said that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against its neighbour.
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SolarWinds Hackers Broke Into US Cable Firm and Arizona County, Web Records Show
Suspected Russian hackers accessed the systems of a US internet provider and a county government in Arizona, US, as part of a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign disclosed this week, according to an analysis of publicly-available Web records.
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Microsoft Targets Malware Vendor Trickbot Amid US Election Fears
Microsoft said it had taken down malware vendor Trickbot in an effort to thwart attempts to meddle with the upcoming US presidential election.
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Russian Cybercriminal Gets 9 Years for Online Fraud Website
A Russian computer hacker who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud and ran a sophisticated clearinghouse for international cybercriminals was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison.
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Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program: NSA
The US National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.
