Tag Archives: state sponsored hacking

Leaked ransomware documents show Conti helping Putin from the shadows

Wired | Getty Images reader comments 5 with 5 posters participating Share this story For years, Russia’s cybercrime groups have acted with relative impunity. The Kremlin and local law enforcement have largely turned a blind eye to disruptive ransomware attacks as long as they didn’t target Russian companies. Despite direct pressure on Vladimir Putin to… 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 »