Last month Finnish computer security firm F-Secure released a white paper on “the Dukes,” a cyber-espionage group which is believed to have been working for the Russian government since at least 2008. According to F-Secure, the Dukes (sometimes also referred to as APT29) collect intelligence in support of foreign and security policy decision-making. The group employs a wide arsenal …
Russia is the leading suspect in a sophisticated cyber attack on the unclassified email network of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff that prompted the Pentagon last month to restrict access to portions of that network, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Early reports firmly linked Russia to the attack, said one U.S. official, who declined to be named since the investigation is still underway. “It was a spearphishing attack …
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Earlier this month Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin ordered the creation of a council for cyber security that will operate under the Military Industrial Commission. An inter-departmental working group for information security would also be set up. “Mr. Rogozin ordered the creation of a council for cyber security within the framework of the Military Industrial Commission …
The Russian Security Council, a consultative body of the Russian President that helps formulate the President’s policy on national security affairs, has announced plans for the creation of a new information security doctrine intended to more efficiently prevent information warfare, identity-theft and cyber-fraud. According to Dmitry Gribkov, an adviser to the head of the Council, there …
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A recent influx of reports about Russian electronic espionage activity has prompted fresh concerns that the Kremlin may be gunning for a cyberwar with the West. Not everyone is convinced: Russian IT analysts interviewed by The Moscow Times were more inclined to blame the spike in attack reports on media hype and cybersecurity companies exploiting …
Is Russia’s cyberwar heating up amid new Cold War? Read More
Hackers have taken down several Russian media website in the past week and alleged attacks on defense infrastructure in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Among the latest victims, on March 7, was the website of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, one of the largest Russian dailies, the paper of record of the Russian government, and the parent …
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