Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse
Ravie LakshmananJun 29, 2026Cloud Security / Malware A Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has continued to evolve and expand...
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Russia Used Cellebrite on Jailed Activist’s iPhone Months After Sales Cutoff
Russian authorities used Cellebrite's UFED forensic tools to break into the iPhone of detained opposition activist Andrey Pivovarov in June...
Google Details Turla’s New STOCKSTAY Backdoor Used in Ukraine Espionage Attacks
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Turla has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET backdoor called STOCKSTAY that...
Gamaredon Exploits WinRAR to Deliver GammaWorm and GammaSteel Against Ukraine
Ravie LakshmananJun 02, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware The Russian hacking group known as Gamaredon has been attributed to the continued...
Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access
Ravie LakshmananMay 15, 2026Botnet / Threat Intelligence The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Turla has transformed its custom backdoor...
APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies
Ravie LakshmananApr 08, 2026Vulnerability / Cloud Security The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has...
Major outage cripples Russian banking apps and metro payments nationwide
Major outage cripples Russian banking apps and metro payments nationwide Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2026 A major outage hit Russian...
Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now...
Russian authorities arrest alleged LeakBase admin behind stolen data marketplace
Russian authorities arrest alleged LeakBase admin behind stolen data marketplace Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2026 Russian authorities arrested the alleged...
Russian national convicted for running botnet used in attacks on U.S. firms
Russian national convicted for running botnet used in attacks on U.S. firms Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2026 A Russian hacker...
Russian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years for TA551 Botnet-Driven Ransomware Attacks
The Hacker NewsMar 25, 2026Cybercrime / Ransomware The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said a Russian national has been sentenced...
81-month sentence for Russian hacker behind major ransomware campaigns
81-month sentence for Russian hacker behind major ransomware campaigns Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2026 U.S. sentences Russian hacker Aleksei Volkov...
U.S. Sentences Russian Hacker to 6.75 Years for Role in $9M Ransomware Damage
Ravie LakshmananMar 24, 2026Cybercrime / Network Security A 26-year-old Russian citizen has been sentenced in the U.S. to 6.75 years...
FBI Warns Russian Hackers Target Signal, WhatsApp in Mass Phishing Attacks
Ravie LakshmananMar 21, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Threat actors affiliated with Russian Intelligence Services are conducting phishing campaigns to...
Russian APT targets Ukraine via Zimbra XSS flaw CVE-2025-66376
Russian APT targets Ukraine via Zimbra XSS flaw CVE-2025-66376 Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2026 Russian APT exploits a critical XSS...
