Tblisi Public Transit Speakers Hacked, Play Pro-EU Messages
Today, on what marks the 58th day of protests against the new Georgian government, an interesting turn of events caused Tblisi's bus system to suspend fares.
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[Another] Dutch Data Breach: 800k Citizens’ PII Leaked
The Netherlands is really going through it with the data leak stuff. Another dump of Dutch citizens’ personally identifiable information (PII) data just dropped a few hours ago.
Ukrainian “Cyber Resistance” Hackers Leak Months Of Medvedev Email Communication To InformNapalm
On June 27th, Ukrainian hackers from the "Кібер Спротив" (Cyber Resistance) team have leaked a trove of internal communications belonging to former Russian president and current Chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev.
State Of The Cyberwar: Threat Actors Escalate Against NATO, Ukrainian Allies
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evolved into a slow, grinding war, an apparent deadlock in cyberspace has led pro-Russian threat actors to turn their attention to foreign targets seen as responsible for keeping Ukraine in the fight. This increase…
Numerous Swiss Websites Sustain DDoS Attacks Ahead of Zelensky Appearance
For the past 24 hours, Swiss government and infrastructure websites have been crippled by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, claimed by a pro-Russian hacking group known as ‘NoName057(16)‘. The ongoing attacks are occurring just days ahead of a…
Russia’s Killnet Declares Restructuring, Claims To Be Cyber PMC And Imply War Concerns In Q&A
"We continue our destructive activities, for the glory of our homeland." Says an official statement by Russian cybercriminals, Killnet, on their Telegram channel.
An Anecdote About Maintaining An Index Of Suspicion When Analyzing Hacktivist Spaces
Verification is an essential principle in all journalism, but perhaps doubly so when delving into a world of questionable legality in online spaces. Finding leads on a cybercrime or cyberwarfare beat can be as simple as following some sketchy communication channels and seeing what makes waves in them. Unfortunately, the nature of the offenses require a lot of technical expertise to solidify attribution.
Could Ukraine Really Produce A Game-Changing Drone?
In the first week of December, Ukraine successfully executed multiple UAV-based attacks deep into Russian territory. Despite expert analysis demystifying details of the strikes before the week was over, rumors still abounded about the attacks, which included speculation of Ukraine's development of some secretive, long-ranged, unmanned platform. Is a new, secret weapon in the skies over eastern Europe? Whether or not such a device yet exists, there's a strong case to be made that one of Europe's most understated and innovative drone producers may have its stride again under fire.
Russian APT Sandworm Implicated In Recent RansomBoggs Attacks
On November 21st, Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) was alerted to a new string of ransomware attacks, strongly indicated to be the Russian advanced persistent threat dubbed Sandworm.
Russian TV Allegedly Hacked, Shows Demoralizing Message
On the afternoon of November 19th, the Armed Forces of Ukraine alleged that a group of hackers briefly subjected Russian viewers to a pro-Ukrainian propaganda reel on their behalf.