hackers

Russian Cyberspace Attacked By China – Report

August 18, 2022 5:39 am

According to cyber security firm identified as Kaspersky Laboratory, a number of Russian government agencies and security firms have reportedly been targeted by a group of Chinese hackers, who have posed cyber security risks to the mentioned companies.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that recently, several malicious cyber attacks on the Russian Federation’s military-industrial complex were allegedly executed by the Chinese hacker organization notoriously identified as TA428.

According to specialists, the attacks encompassed the dissemination of spam emails with malware code and classified info, and were first identified in January 2022.

Mr. Emesakoru Enifome, a foreign affairs specialist, Alleged

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Russian Hackers Accused Of Trying To Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Data

July 17, 2020 5:47 am

Britain, United States and Canada have accused hackers backed by the Russian state of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world.

A co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada, announced by Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) attributed the attacks to group APT29.

The hacker group, which is also known as Cozy Bear, is said to be operating as part of Russian intelligence services.

“We condemn these despicable attacks against those doing vital work to combat the coronavirus pandemic,” said NCSC Director of Operations Paul Chichester.

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US Indicts Evil Corp Hackers With Russian Intelligence

December 5, 2019 3:29 pm

A Lamborghini-driving Moscow hacker who called his operation Evil Corp and has ties to the FSB Russian intelligence service was indicted by US authorities Thursday for the cybertheft of tens of millions of dollars.

An indictment unsealed in Pittsburgh named Maksim Yakubets and his Evil Corp partner Igor Turashev as the main figures in a group which inserted malware on computers in dozens of countries to steal more than $100 million from companies and local authorities.

The indictment was accompanied by sanctions from the US Treasury on the two men, as well as the announcement of a $5 million reward …

Carmakers Warm Up To Friendly Hackers At Conference

October 27, 2019 1:17 pm

At a conference where hackers can try their hands at picking locks and discover cyber vulnerabilities in a makeshift hospital, they can also endeavor to break into the control units of cars and take over driving functions.

Those efforts at the DEF CON security convention in Las Vegas, US, at the weekend, were sponsored by carmakers and suppliers that have increasingly recognized the need to collaborate with so-called white-hat hackers, cyber experts who specialize in discovering vulnerabilities to help organizations.

Attendees who visited the car hacking site had to escape a vehicle by deciphering the code to open its trunk,

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