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Google Blocked Russian Government Phishing Emails Targeting 14,000 Users
The company said it blocked an unusually high number of phishing emails from the hacking group known as APT28 or Fancy Bear.
Internal Docs Show Why the U.S. Military Publishes North Korean and Russian Malware
A previously secret document obtained by Motherboard shows how, and why, CYBERCOM is publicly releasing malware from adversaries.
Vigilante Hacker ‘Phineas Fisher’ Denies Working for the Russian Government
In a new book, a veteran cybersecurity reporter wrote that the infamous hacker who embarrassed surveillance vendors FinFisher and Hacking Team may be a Russian government agent. We caught up with Phineas Fisher and broke down the evidence.
The US Military Just Publicly Dumped Russian Government Malware Online
US Cyber Command, a part of the military tasked with hacking and cybersecurity operations, says it is releasing malware samples as an information sharing effort.
The Attack on Fair Elections Is a Great Marketing Opportunity For Tech Companies
With Donald Trump downplaying and denying Russian attempts to interfere with American elections, companies like Microsoft, Google, and Cloudflare have filled the void as defenders of democracy.
Someone Has Infected At Least 500,000 Routers All Over The World And No One Knows Why
But Ukraine’s government says it thinks that Russia will use “VPNFilter” to attack Saturday’s Champions League final.
Update: Zuckerberg Said He ‘Misspoke’ About Alerting Campaigns to Russian Hacking Attempts
Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook’s security team identified Russian government hackers targeting US presidential campaigns and notified them of the hack attempts.
Russian Hackers Are Targeting Hotels Across Europe, Researchers Say
The hackers used booby-trapped Word documents and a leaked NSA hacking tool to get a foothold into the networks to then attack guests.
Russian Hackers Are Using Google's Own Infrastructure to Hack Gmail Users
Security researchers have exposed a sophisticated hacking and disinformation campaign that targeted more than 200 Gmail users.
This Is the Evidence Linking Russian Hackers to the French Election
As France braces for the second round of its election, security researchers try to figure out if Russia was really behind the alleged hacking attempts against frontrunner Emmanuel Macron.
Russian Hackers ‘Fancy Bear’ Targeted French Presidential Candidate Macron
The hacking group who attacked the DNC and was behind the Podesta leaks also went after France’s Presidential frontrunner.
A Glimpse Into How Much Google Knows About Russian Government Hackers
A 2014 leaked private report from Google shows how much the internet giant knows about government hacking groups.