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Fancy Bear hackers launch stealth phishing campaign to steal Bellingcat journalists' Gmail passwords
Fancy Bear first targeted Bellingcat journalists in 2015 and again last year as the journalists probed the mysterious downing of flight MH17.
US may bring charges against 6 Russian officials over DNC hack
The US Department of Justice reportedly has enough evidence to charge six hackers associated with Russian military and intelligence.
Hackers infiltrated the Trump Organisation years ago – so what did they find?
In 2013, hackers with links to Russia allegedly infiltrated the Trump Organisation computer networks, but unlike the Democratic Party attacks years later, did not steal emails.
Kremlin-linked 'troll farm' tried to stoke racial tensions with bad Christmas jumpers
Paid Russian trolls linked to the Kremlin tried to sow fear and mistrust in America by pushing an African-American "war on Christmas".
Global banks on alert as 'Silence' hackers launch cyber-heists with stealthy new Trojan
At least 10 financial institutions around the world have been hit with a new banking Trojan by an alleged Russian-speaking cybercrime group codenamed "Silence".
Was Russia behind BadRabbit? Mystery surrounds cyberattack powered by NSA tools
Upon analysis, multiple cybersecurity firms – including Cisco Talos, FSecure and Symantec – have now concluded that an exploit known as 'EternalRomance' helped the malware spread.
Kaspersky Lab fights to restore trust with antivirus review – but is it enough?
The US government barred federal agencies from using Kaspersky's anti-virus products because of concerns about its ties to the Kremlin and Russian spy operations.
Fancy Bear returns: Russian hackers target US cyber conference with booby-trapped file
The two-page file, lifted from the conference's website, was created on 4 October and researchers from Cisco Talos said attacks peaked three days later.
Julian Assange hits back after CIA director likens WikiLeaks to Isis and Hezbollah
Pompeo said "the world has moved" and pledged that the CIA will now refine how it works to combat "non-state threats" and "state intelligence adversaries."
Fancy Bear: Russian hackers race to exploit Flash bug against US, Europe before it is widely patched
The zero-day vulnerability, which was previously exploited by the BlackOasis group, was made public and patched on 16 October.
Russia spent 'tens of thousands of dollars' to spread propaganda ads on Google, YouTube
The report said Google discovered the Russian presence by siphoning data from Twitter. Gmail and the company's DoubleClick ad network are believed to be impacted.
NSA hack: Russian hackers allegedly used Kaspersky's software to steal secret cyberweapons
Kremlin hackers allegedly stole confidential data from the home computer of an unnamed NSA contractor, who was reportedly using Kaspersky's anti-virus software.
Russia used spy drones to hack smartphones of Nato soldiers stationed in Eastern Europe
Hackers also reportedly attempted to compromise Nato soldiers' Facebook and iCloud accounts, with at least six soldiers victims of hacks.
Russian meddling probe set to heat up as Twitter breaks silence
'They don't deny they have allowed more anonymity,' said one US senator.
Russian hackers targeted election voting systems in 21 states in 2016 race, US government reveals
The announcement comes nearly 10 months after Election Day in November last year.
Twitter to be interrogated by US intelligence committee probing Russian election meddling
Investigators will ask how social media platform was exploited by bot accounts.
CYBRID 2017: How will top EU defence ministers respond to a massive cyberattack?
Can the EU stop a massive cyberattack? This new 'war game' will find out.
Western energy sector at risk of total sabotage by new 'Dragonfly' hacking campaign
Resurgence in energy sector attacks linked to 'Dragonfly' cyber espionage unit.
Russia's covert cyber-warfare will end in human death warns Latvia's foreign minister
Edgars Rinkēvičs said Western nations still underestimate Russia's hybrid warfare.
Russian-speaking Turla hackers spying on global embassies with stealthy Gazer backdoor
Security experts say that over the past year Turla hackers have also targeted defence-related organisations.
Why the Russian state 'weaponised' stolen medical records of famous footballers
Amid an alleged state doping scandal, Russian hackers are (again) linked to scandal.
Fancy Bear football leaks: Hackers expose 2010 World Cup players who used banned drugs
The Kremlin-linked hackers claimed that around 160 football players failed drug tests in 2015.
Russian hackers caught using hijacked PDF files to infiltrate G20 task force
'Turla' is a Russian-speaking hacking unit that may be state-sponsored, analysts said.
Fancy Bear hackers now using NSA's EternalBlue exploit to go after hotels in Europe and Middle East
The hackers' new campaign is designed to steal victims' username and hashed passwords via network traffic.
Ukraine's national postal service networks disrupted by two-day DDoS cyberattack
The cyberattack came in two waves and has reportedly disrupted key mailing services.
Beware of new dangerous Android malware that is targeting UK bank customers
Svpeng malware targeting 14 UK banks after hitting 23 countries in a single week.
Hackers break into US election machines in 90 minutes to show flaws in electronic voting
Election hacking? It may be easier than you think.
Has Mandiant been hacked? Cybercriminals leak files and claim 'client data' hijacked
'Leak The Analysts' aims to 'trash the reputation' of legitimate cybersecurity researchers.
Putin vs Macron: Russian spies used fake Facebook personas to snoop on French election
Facebook traced the fake personas to tools used by Russia's GRU military intelligence.
Hollywood reluctant to depict Vladimir Putin over fears 'patriotic hackers' could take revenge
Putin's on-screen portrayals reportedly put on hold amid fears of hacking retaliation.