A Russian Police officer guards the Red Square near the Kremlin, June 24, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. Fighters of the Wagner Group on tanks, trucks and APC’s entered the Lipetsk region in 360km (225 miles) south of Moscow on their way to Russian capital on Saturday. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) Russian telecom confirms hack after group backing Wagner boasted about an attack A Dozor-Teleport CJSC executive told ComNews that the company has been the victim of a cyberattack affecting its cloud infrastructure. 2 days ago By AJ Vicens
Activists hold a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin near Red Square in Moscow, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images) Hackers attack Russian satellite telecom provider, claim affiliation with Wagner Group The attackers released nearly 700 files associated with the attack. 4 days ago By AJ Vicens Christian Vasquez
Getty Images Does the world need an arms control treaty for AI? Organizations like the IAEA offer an imperfect but instructive model for designing systems to control AI proliferation. 4 days ago By Elias Groll
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a meeting with Cuba’s president Miguel Diaz Canel (out of frame) at the Revolution Palace in Havana, on June 15, 2023. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) The potent cyber adversary threatening to further inflame Iranian politics A group calling itself GhyamSarnegouni has entered the Iranian cyber fray with a damaging hack-and-leak operation against the government. Jun 26, 2023 By AJ Vicens
BLAHODATNE, UKRAINE: Soldiers of the 68th Jaeger Brigade “Oleksa Dovbush” stand in the Palace of culture in the newly liberated village on June 10, 2023 in Blahodatne, Ukraine.(Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Pro-Russian hackers remain active amid Ukraine counteroffensive Pro-Russian hackers are focused on Ukrainian service providers, media, critical infrastructure and collecting data from government networks. Jun 16, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Cars drive past the headquarters of the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Department (GRU) in Moscow on December 30, 2016. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images) Microsoft identifies new hacking unit within Russian military intelligence Dubbed "Cadet Blizzard," the hacking group carried out operations targeting Ukrainian infrastructure in the run-up to the Russian invasion. Jun 14, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A view of the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow on May 26, 2022. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Ukrainian hackers target telecom firm connected to Russian central bank Banking services in Russia may have been disrupted by the attack, which comes amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Jun 9, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A man talks on the phone walking along Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) Russian government accuses Apple of colluding with NSA in iPhone spy operation A Russian intelligence agency said thousands of iPhones were infected in an operation that shows "cooperation" between Apple and the NSA. Jun 1, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during the signing of the comprehensive program of strategic and long-term cooperation between Iran and Syria on May 03 in Damascus. (Photo by Borna News/Matin Ghasemi/Aksonline/ATPImages) Iranian dissidents’ claim of presidential hack likely legitimate, experts say The hack and leak operation revealed Monday includes a trove of files related to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. May 31, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A vendors looks at her phone in Hanoi on March 31. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images) Southeast Asian hacking crew racks up victims, rapidly expands criminal campaign A group called "Dark Pink" is likely based in Southeast Asia and shows signs of development and ongoing activity, researchers say. May 31, 2023 By AJ Vicens