FBI and European authorities neutralize MooBot: spying platform for Russia
The FBI worked with several partners to disrupt a malicious botnet. The Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) supported the action in part. They shared some more information about defusing MooBot, which was linked to Russian intelligence.
In January of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice... Read more
Microsoft repeats lessons it hadn’t learned itself before Russian hack
After being attacked itself, Microsoft has warned about the threat from Midnight Blizzard. This Russian-backed hacker group showed major security flaws at Microsoft, but the company now wants to say it has learned its lesson.
The Midnight Blizzard (aka Nobelium) group managed to obtain the e-mai... Read more
HPE also infiltrated by the Russian hackers that hit Microsoft
HPE has revealed that it has been infiltrated by hackers employed by Russia. A "small percentage" of HPE email data has been stolen, with affected individuals scattered throughout the company.
The email information came from employees in the cybersecurity, go-to-market and business segments, amo... Read more
Russian state hackers exploit WinRAR vulnerability
Russian state-affiliated hacker gang APT29 is exploiting the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR 6.23 and older versions. A combined tactic of "old-school phishing and new cloaking capabilities" is used for this purpose. This is what the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NDSC) ind... Read more
Extradition fight over a cybercriminal puts Russia and US at odds
The detention of Nikita Kislitsin in Kazakhstan is giving Washington and Moscow something else to fight over.
A Russian network security specialist who is wanted by the US and Russia for cybercrimes has been detained in Kazakhstan, according to a report in The Register. Nikita Kislitsin, who is ... Read more
KillNet hits European Investment Bank: who is this hacker group?
The European Investment Bank (EIB) websites have been offline on Monday evening due to cyber attacks. The attack was claimed via Telegram by KillNet. The hacker group illustrates that the war also takes place digitally.
The European Investment Bank shared in a Tweet yesterday that it was a victi... Read more
Acer under scrutiny for sales in Russia despite ban
According to a recent report by Reuters, Acer claimed to have sold a "limited number of displays and accessories" for civilian use. This contradicts its earlier commitment to cease operations in Russia.
In April 2022, Acer and other tech giants like HP, Microsoft, and Nvidia indefinitely halted ... Read more
EU to spend €45 million on Black Sea internet cable
The EU is looking to commit €45 million to the creation of a Black Sea internet cable. The aim of the project is to improve connectivity for Georgia while reducing reliance on Russia.
This week the Financial Times revealed that the European Union plans to deploy a submarine Internet cable acro... Read more
Italy’s prime minister vetoes Dutch acquisition over links to Russia
The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Melone, used her "golden powers" to veto the acquisition of an Italian cloud provider by Nebius, a Dutch company with ties to Russia. Nebius got its funding from Yandex.
Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, vetoed a takeover deal by Nebius, a Dutch clou... Read more
ECB to test banks for cyber resilience in wake of increased attacks
Europe's central bank is reacting to a jump in cyber threats since the start of the Ukraine war
Following a sharp rise in cyberattacks, the European Central Bank plans to test the cyber resilience of the euro zone's top banks, Reuters reports.
ECB supervisory chief Andrea Enria told a Lithuan... Read more