Microsoft says it discovered a destructive attack on Ukrainian users using the WhisperGate wiper, which tried to impersonate a ransomware, but in fact did not provide victims with data recovery options. In fact, the detected threat is a classic wiper, that is, malware designed to deliberately destroy data on an infected host. WhisperGate wiper Such… Continue reading Microsoft discovered the WhisperGate wiper attacking Ukrainian users
Tag: Russian Hackers
Most likely russian hackers defaced Ukrainian government websites
Hackers defaced several Ukrainian government websites: the attack occurred on the night of January 13-14 and affected the websites of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Defense, the State Emergency Service, the website of the Cabinet of Ministers, and so on. The Record notes that all resources have… Continue reading Most likely russian hackers defaced Ukrainian government websites
The 2easy trading platform is gaining popularity on the darknet
KELA analysts say that the 2easy trading platform is gaining popularity on the darknet, gradually becoming an important player in the sale of stolen data. The company’s report states that the stolen information was collected from approximately 600,000 devices infected with malware. 2easy mostly sells so-called Logs, which are archives of data stolen by malware… Continue reading The 2easy trading platform is gaining popularity on the darknet
FBI and NSA release a statement about attacks by Russian hackers
The FBI and NSA claim that a group of Russian government hackers are brute-forcing companies and organizations around the world. The NSA, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS CISA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency, the FBI and the UK National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) issued a joint statement warning that the Russian “government hack group from… Continue reading FBI and NSA release a statement about attacks by Russian hackers
Russian-speaking hackers attacked the government infrastructure of Poland
The Sejm of Poland will hold a secret meeting, at which the government will hear information about the recent attacks by Russian-speaking hackers on the government infrastructure of Poland and the Internet accounts of high-ranking officials. According to government spokesman Peter Müller, the officials who requested the meeting are planning to submit classified documents regarding… Continue reading Russian-speaking hackers attacked the government infrastructure of Poland
A competition at a hacker forum: $115,000 paid for new attack methods related to cryptocurrency
Intel 471 analysts discovered that at the end of April this year, a competition was announced on an unnamed Russian-speaking hacker forum for the best new hacking methods related to cryptocurrencies. The administration of the resource encouraged everyone to publish articles on unusual ways of stealing private keys and wallets, software for mining cryptocurrencies, smart… Continue reading A competition at a hacker forum: $115,000 paid for new attack methods related to cryptocurrency
Cyrillic on the keyboard may become a “vaccine” against Russian hackers
After the sensational cyberattack on the American fuel giant Colonial Pipeline, experts proposed a kind of “vaccine” against Russian hackers. The cybercriminal group DarkSide behind the attack on the Colonial Pipeline hastened to disown any political motives. According to the hackers, they are apolitical and “do not participate in geopolitics.” However, according to journalist Brian… Continue reading Cyrillic on the keyboard may become a “vaccine” against Russian hackers
Russian who tried to hack Tesla was pleaded guilty
The Russian, who offered a Tesla specialist $1,000,000 for installing malware into the company’s network in Reno, Nevada, was pleaded guilty. In August 2020, we talked about the arrest of a Russian citizen Yegor Igorevich Kryuchkov, who came to the United States on a tourist visa. He was accused of collaborating with a group of… Continue reading Russian who tried to hack Tesla was pleaded guilty
Netherlands police posted warnings on hacker forums
The Netherlands police posted warnings on popular Russian and English hacker forums (RaidForums and XSS), stating that “the deployment of criminal infrastructure in the Netherlands is hopeless.” The messages were published after the successful operation of Operation Ladybird, during which law enforcement agencies from several countries jointly eliminated one of the largest current botnets, Emotet.… Continue reading Netherlands police posted warnings on hacker forums
SolarWinds was hacked because its credentials were publicly available on GitHub
Earlier this week was reported a massive attack on the supply chain that affected SolarWinds and its customers. SolarWinds may have been hacked because its credentials were publicly available on GitHub for a while. The list of victims continues to grow, and it is now known that hackers have compromised: American information security company FireEye;… Continue reading SolarWinds was hacked because its credentials were publicly available on GitHub