U.S., U.K., Australia Sanction Russian REvil Hacker Behind Medibank Breach

[ad_1] Jan 24, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime Governments from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have imposed financial sanctions on a Russian national for his alleged role in the 2022 ransomware attack against health insurance provider Medibank. Alexander Ermakov (aka blade_runner, GistaveDore, GustaveDore, or JimJones), 33, has been tied to the breach of the Medibank network…

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Russian Hackers Had Covert Access to Ukraine’s Telecom Giant for Months

[ad_1] Jan 05, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Breach Ukrainian cybersecurity authorities have disclosed that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm was inside telecom operator Kyivstar’s systems at least since May 2023. The development was first reported by Reuters. The incident, described as a “powerful hacker attack,” first came to light last month, knocking…

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Russian SVR-Linked APT29 Targets JetBrains TeamCity Servers in Ongoing Attacks

[ad_1] Threat actors affiliated with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have targeted unpatched JetBrains TeamCity servers in widespread attacks since September 2023. The activity has been tied to a nation-state group known as APT29, which is also tracked as BlueBravo, Cloaked Ursa, Cozy Bear, Midnight Blizzard (formerly Nobelium), and The Dukes. It’s notable for…

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Cloud Atlas’ Spear-Phishing Attacks Target Russian Agro and Research Companies

[ad_1] Dec 25, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware The threat actor referred to as Cloud Atlas has been linked to a set of spear-phishing attacks on Russian enterprises. Targets included a Russian agro-industrial enterprise and a state-owned research company, according to a report from F.A.C.C.T., a standalone cybersecurity company formed after Group-IB’s formal exit from Russia…

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