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Ukraine asks ICANN to revoke Russian domains and shut down DNS root servers

reader comments 115 with 77 posters participating Share this story A Ukraine government official on Monday asked the nonprofit group that oversees the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) to shut down DNS root servers in Russia and revoke Russian domains such as .ru, .рф, and .su. The letter to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names… Read More »

Russia’s most cutthroat hackers infect network devices with new botnet malware

Getty Images reader comments 73 with 39 posters participating, including story author Share this story Hackers for one of Russia’s most elite and brazen spy agencies have infected home and small-office network devices around the world with a previously unseen malware that turns them into attack platforms that can steal confidential data and target other… Read More »

US says Russian state hackers lurked in defense contractor networks for months

Enlarge / What’s happened to Russia’s flag? reader comments 60 with 33 posters participating Share this story Hackers backed by the Russian government have breached the networks of multiple US defense contractors in a sustained campaign that has revealed sensitive information about US weapons-development communications infrastructure, the federal government said on Wednesday. The campaign began… Read More »

Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable

Getty Images reader comments 104 with 46 posters participating, including story author Share this story Ukraine’s defense ministry and two banks were knocked offline on Tuesday by a flood of malicious traffic designed to prevent people from visiting the sites, Ukraine’s information security center said. The distributed denial-of-service attacks targeted the websites for Ukraine’s defense… Read More »

Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup

Enlarge / Servicemen of Russia’s Eastern Military District units attend a welcoming ceremony as they arrive in Belarus to take part in joint military exercises. Russia’s military is combining its own means of transport with train travel. Getty Images reader comments 163 with 83 posters participating, including story author Share this story Hacktivists in Belarus… Read More »

Microsoft warns of destructive disk wiper targeting Ukraine

Getty Images reader comments 55 with 35 posters participating Share this story Over the past few months, geopolitical tensions have escalated as Russia amassed tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine’s border and made subtle but far-reaching threats if Ukraine and NATO don’t agree to Kremlin demands. Now, a similar dispute is playing out in… Read More »

Russia arrests cybersecurity expert on treason charge

Enlarge / KAZAN, RUSSIA – JULY 9, 2020: Group-IB CEO and founder Ilya Sachkov speaks during a panel discussion with representatives of the IT industry at Innopolis’ Popov Technopark. Dmitry Astakhov | Getty Images reader comments 126 with 75 posters participating Share this story The founder of one of Russia’s largest cybersecurity companies has been… Read More »

Elle Fanning Bears the Weight of the Crown in The Great Season 2 Photos 

Hulu has released brand new images from the upcoming second season of Hulu’s acclaimed period comedy series The Great, providing us a better look at what’s next for Catherine and Peter. The series is scheduled to make its return on November 19. The Great Season 2 photos, which you can check out in the gallery… Read More »