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Ukraine is under attack by hacking tools repurposed from Conti cybercrime group

Getty Images reader comments 11 with 9 posters participating Share this story Financially motivated hackers with ties to a notorious Conti cybercrime group are repurposing their resources for use against targets in Ukraine, indicating that the threat actor’s activities closely align with the Kremlin’s invasion of its neighboring country, a Google researcher reported on Wednesday.… Read More: Ukraine is under attack by hacking tools repurposed from Conti… »

US and its allies say Russia waged cyberattack that took out satellite network

reader comments 61 with 46 posters participating Share this story The US and European Union on Tuesday said Russia was responsible for a cyberattack in February that crippled a satellite network in Ukraine and neighboring countries, disrupting communications and a wind farm used to generate electricity. The February 24 attack unleashed wiper malware that destroyed… Read More: US and its allies say Russia waged cyberattack that took… »

Russia wages “relentless and destructive” cyberattacks to bolster Ukraine invasion

Enlarge / Flag of Russia on a computer binary codes falling from the top and fading away. Getty Images reader comments 21 with 18 posters participating Share this story On March 1, Russian forces invading Ukraine took out a TV tower in Kyiv after the Kremlin declared its intention to destroy “disinformation” in the neighboring… Read More: Russia wages “relentless and destructive” cyberattacks to bolster Ukraine invasion »

Preparing for Armageddon: How Ukraine battles Russian hackers

gwengoat | Getty Images reader comments 23 with 20 posters participating Share this story For years, a small and disparate Ukrainian team including IT experts, intelligence officers, and a criminal prosecutor has kept a wary eye on a group of hackers nicknamed Armageddon. The hackers were based in Crimea, shielded by the Russian government, which… Read More: Preparing for Armageddon: How Ukraine battles Russian hackers »

Russia’s Sandworm hackers attempted a third blackout in Ukraine

Getty Images | Sundry Photography reader comments 54 with 32 posters participating Share this story More than half a decade has passed since the notorious Russian hackers known as Sandworm targeted an electrical transmission station north of Kyiv a week before Christmas in 2016, using a unique, automated piece of code to interact directly with… Read More: Russia’s Sandworm hackers attempted a third blackout in Ukraine »

Intel suspends all operations in Russia “effective immediately”

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images reader comments 96 with 63 posters participating, including story author Share this story Intel, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, is suspending business operations in Russia “effective immediately,” the company announced on Tuesday. “Intel continues to join the global community in condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine,” the company… Read More: Intel suspends all operations in Russia “effective immediately” »

A mysterious satellite hack has victims far beyond Ukraine

bjdlzx | Getty Images reader comments 75 with 45 posters participating Share this story More than 22,000 miles above Earth, the KA-SAT is locked in orbit. Traveling at 7,000 miles per hour, in sync with the planet’s rotation, the satellite beams high-speed Internet down to people across Europe. Since 2011, it has helped homeowners, businesses,… Read More: A mysterious satellite hack has victims far beyond Ukraine »

Russia’s disinformation machinery breaks down in wake of Ukraine invasion

reader comments 48 with 33 posters participating Share this story For decades now, Vladimir Putin has slowly, carefully, and stealthily curated online and offline networks of influence. These efforts have borne lucrative fruit, helping Russia become far more influential than a country so corrupt and institutionally fragile had any right to be. The Kremlin and… Read More: Russia’s disinformation machinery breaks down in wake of Ukraine invasion »