Cybercrime

New wave of cyber attacks hits Russia, other nations

October 25, 2017

Cyber attacks using malware called “BadRabbit” hit Russia and other nations on Tuesday, affecting Russian Interfax news agency and causing flight delays at Ukraine’s Odessa airport. The attacks are disturbing because attackers quickly infected critical infrastructure, including transportation operators, indicating it was a “well-coordinated” campaign, said Robert Lipovsky, a researcher with cyber firm ESET. More …

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WSJ: Russian hackers stole NSA data on US cyber defense

October 9, 2017

Hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the US penetrates foreign computer networks and defends against cyberattacks after a National Security Agency contractor removed the highly classified material and put it on his home computer. The news was reported this past Thursday by the Wall Street Journal, which cited “multiple people with …

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Wiki releases Russian ‘Spy Files’

October 3, 2017

A new release of classified documents by WikiLeaks sheds light on how Russia spies on its citizens online. The 35 documents titled, “Spy Files,” are related to a St. Petersburg software company that works on government surveillance projects. According to WikiLeaks, the St. Petersburg-based company, Peter Service, participates in Russia’s digital surveillance operation known as System …

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Russia opens first criminal case involving bitcoin

September 4, 2017

Last week, Russian police arrested three businessmen for illegally trading in 500 million rubles worth of bitcoin, or around $9 million worth of the crypto-currency. The arrest marks the start of the first-ever criminal case against bitcoin sales in Russia, Vedomosti business daily reported on Sept. 1. The Russian government has a balancing act to do: they want to …

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Russian justice system closes in on public transportation hackers

August 25, 2017

A court case in Moscow is wrapping up against three hackers who broke into several reusable transportation card services, including the ‘Troika Card.’ Prosecutors say the defendants caused 2 million rubles ($34,000) in damages by hacking Moscow’s public transportation payment system, illegally adding fare credits to reusable cards, and then selling the cards. A verdict …

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Russian FSB agents allegedly turned over hacker secrets to CIA

August 23, 2017

The treason case against a handful of former Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agents was launched after the suspects passed several names and other information about Russian hackers to the CIA, an unnamed source reportedly close to the FSB told the TV station Dozhd. Ivan Pavlov, the lawyer for one of the treason suspects, has denied these allegations. As director …

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US indicts Russian suspected of $4 billion bitcoin laundering scheme

September 27, 2017

A U.S. jury indicted a Russian man on Wednesday as the operator of a digital currency exchange he allegedly used to launder more than $4 billion for people involved in crimes ranging from computer hacking to drug trafficking. Alexander Vinnik was arrested in a small beachside village in northern Greece on Tuesday, according to local …

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Russian hackers now under attack — from Microsoft

July 24, 2017

Microsoft is going after Fancy Bear, the Russian hacking group that targeted the DNC, by wresting control of domain names controlled by the foreign spies. This new offensive by Microsoft has been control-alt-deleting segments of the Russian hacking apparatus, reports The Daily Beast. Microsoft’s approach is indirect but effective. Rather than getting physical custody of the servers, which Fancy Bear rents from …

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Russia’s illegal drug trade thrives in the dark web

July 5, 2017

The drug transactions plaguing some Moscow neighborhoods begin in drug supermarkets hidden online in the deepest reaches of the “dark web.” Here, hundreds of eager suppliers compete to satisfy their customers’ sophisticated palettes. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the legal tender here. In exchange, buyers are issued GPS coordinates to the spot where their purchases await …

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Russian hackers used Britney Spears’ Instagram account as a secret bulletin board, reports IT security firm

June 10, 2017

Pop star Britney Spears’ Instagram account was used by Russian hackers as a secret bulletin board to place coded messages that were part of a malware scheme, a security company reported. Slovakian antivirus company ESET said in a blog post that it had found encoded messages in the comments section of Spears’ account that, when scanned by …

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Russia set to boost cyber defences after WannaCry ransomware attack

May 19, 2017

Countries across the globe are scrambling to learn lessons from last week’s global cyber attack, and Russia is no exception. Cyber security experts hope that the publicity from the ransomware attack may have a positive outcome by making individuals and companies pay more attention to their information security. The ransomware dubbed “WannaCry” that attacked computers …

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