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Hacktivists Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability in Attacks Against Russia and Belarus
A hacktivist group known as Head Mare has been linked to cyber attacks that exclusively target organizations located in Russia and Belarus.
"Head Mare uses more up-to-date methods for obtaining initial access," Kaspersky said in a Monday analysis of the group's tactics and tools.
"For instance, the attackers took advantage of the relatively recent CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR, which
Two Russians sanctioned by US for alleged disinformation campaign
The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Wednesday that it is sanctioning two Russian nationals and two companies for a disinformation campaign that allegedly sought to “impersonate legitimate media outlets.”
Russia-linked hackers use Smokeloader malware to steal funds from Ukrainian enterprises
Smokeloader malware used by Russia-linked cybercriminals remains one of the major tools for financial hacks in Ukraine, according to a recent report.
German military officer charged with spying for Russian intelligence services
German prosecutors have charged a military officer with espionage offenses after he was allegedly caught spying on behalf of Russian intelligence services.
Estonia expels Russian diplomat accused of leaking court documents to social media
Estonia is expelling a Russian diplomat who has been accused of interfering in the country’s judicial process by “acquiring documents from a criminal case and contributing to their publication on Russian social media.”
Russians will no longer be able to access Microsoft cloud services, business intelligence tools
Microsoft will reportedly suspend access to its cloud services for Russian users this month as a result of European sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia says cyberattacks had no impact on presidential election
Cyberattacks targeting Russia failed to have an impact on the country’s elections, Russia’s internet watchdog said, after officials warned of “massive” efforts to disrupt the presidential vote.
Russian independent media outlet Meduza faces ‘most intense cyber campaign’ ever
The Russian independent media organization Meduza said that it has been targeted by an “unprecedented” cyber campaign ahead of the upcoming presidential election this month.
Estonia arrests Russian professor on suspicion of espionage
A university professor has been arrested in Estonia on suspicion of facilitating and conducting intelligence activity targeting the country.
Firmware prank causes LED curtain in Russia to display ‘Slava Ukraini’ — police arrest apartment owner
The owner of an apartment in Veliky Novgorod in Russia has been arrested for discrediting the country’s armed forces after a neighbor alerted the police to the message ‘Slava Ukraini’ scrolling across their LED curtains.