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 …
A wave of fake bomb threats across Russia has entered its second week in what a senior lawmaker called a “full-scale cyberwar” against the country that authorities are ill-equipped to fight. About 400,000 people have been evacuated from more than 1,000 shopping malls, airports, and government and other buildings around the country since the surge …
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Following a directive from the Department of Homeland Security last week banning the use of Kaspersky Lab security software in the executive branch, the U.S. Senate has followed suit. On Monday, the Senate passed an amendment against Kaspersky Lab pushed forward by New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. The amendment was attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following a …
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US retailer Best Buy has pulled from its shelves Kaspersky Lab’s PC security software amid fears of Kremlin spies using the antivirus tool to snoop on Americans — even though there is no concrete evidence to indicate that the security software is a threat. In an exchange with UK’s The Register, the store chain confirmed its decision, but …
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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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 state holding Rostec has launched a program to export cyber security systems in 2017-2019. The program involves two Rostec entities, arms exporter Rosoboronexport and information security company Avtomatika. Thus, foreign customers will enjoy Russian cyber security excellence in such fields as social network monitoring, anti-virus technologies and encryption. “We have recorded an increased demand for various projects related to …
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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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Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab stated yesterday it would end a lawsuit against Microsoft in Europe and Russia. The US company has agreed to change the way it uses its dominant position in the PC operating system market. “Microsoft has announced today that it is addressing the concerns we recently raised with select governing organizations in Russia …
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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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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 …
Just days after company founder Eugene Kaspersky announced his readiness to have Kaspersky Lab’s source code examined by the US administration, suspicions about his ties to the Kremlin have been fuelled again by Bloomberg. The agency claims to have obtained internal company emails showing that “Kaspersky Lab has maintained a much closer working relationship with the FSB, …
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