Published on: 2025-06-01 04:32:08
For years, members of the Russian cybercrime cartel Trickbot unleashed a relentless hacking spree on the world. The group attacked thousands of victims, including businesses, schools, and hospitals. “Fuck clinics in the usa this week,” one member wrote in internal Trickbot messages in 2020 about a list of 428 hospitals to target. Orchestrated by an enigmatic leader using the online moniker “Stern,” the group of around 100 cybercriminals stole hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of ro
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A hot potato: A new game arrived on Steam yesterday, partly set in the ongoing war in Ukraine and "officially recommended by the Russian Military." Unsurprisingly, there's been a lot of controversy around what is being called Russian propaganda, along with questions over how it was allowed on the platform in the first place. Free-to-play tactical shooter Squad 22: ZOV is the only game to come from both developer SPN Studio and publisher Zarobana Entertainment. The description reads, "Based on r
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What just happened? Vladimir Putin doesn't believe Western companies that left Russia after it invaded Ukraine should still be operating in the country. The president said that the likes of Microsoft and Zoom should be "throttled" and "strangled" in Russia, which should produce its own domestic alternatives to replace them. Microsoft was one of many companies to suspend sales in Russia and start removing its presence from the country following the start of Putin's "special operation" in Ukraine
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A previously unknown Russian-backed cyberespionage group tracked as Void Blizzard has been linked to a September 2024 Dutch police security breach. As the Dutch national police (Politie) revealed last year, the attackers stole work-related contact information of multiple officers, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and, in some cases, private details. The Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and the Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (M
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Editor's take: Despite US export bans following the invasion of Ukraine, chips continue flowing into Russia through a complex web of unofficial channels. The key takeaway is that sanctions often look strong on paper but remain porous in practice. For now, efforts to cut off Russia's access to high-end chips appear largely symbolic. Russia's official customs data suggests the country's once-thriving market for US-made processors has nearly disappeared. Figures from the Federal Customs Service (F
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The Russian government has introduced a new law that makes installing a tracking app mandatory for all foreign nationals in the Moscow region. The new proposal was announced by the chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, who presented it as a measure to tackle migrant crimes. "The adopted mechanism will allow, using modern technologies, to strengthen control in the field of migration and will also contribute to reducing the number of violations and crimes in this area," stated Volodin.
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UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine The UK has exposed what it says is a "malicious cyber campaign" targeting multiple organisations, including those involved in delivering foreign assistance to Ukraine After a joint investigation with allies including the US, Germany and France, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said a Russian military unit had been targeting both public and private organisations since 2022. These include organisations involved in sup
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Elon Musk's well-documented drug use made him an easy target for Russian secret service agents, former FBI agent Johnathan Buma told German television broadcaster ZDF during a recently aired documentary. Buma said there was evidence that both he and fellow billionaire Peter Thiel were targeted by Russian operatives. "Musk's susceptibility to promiscuous women and drug use, in particular ketamine, and his gravitation towards club life... would have been seen by Russian intelligence service as a
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In an unprecedented display of diplomatic aggression, French authorities publicly accused Russia of sponsoring several high-profile cyber attacks on French entities for over a decade to gather intelligence and destabilize the country. The incidents include everything from a faked Islamic State takeover of a French television broadcast signal in 2015 to the leak of President Emmanuel Macron’s emails in 2017. On Tuesday, France’s Foreign Ministry formally attributed those cyberattacks and several
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Top executives from World of Tanks studios Wargaming and Lesta Games could have their stakes in their respective companies seized by the Russian government, according to reports from Russian news organizations RIA and RBC. Wargaming is responsible for developing the worldwide version of World of Tanks, while Lesta is in charge of a separate Russian version. Malik Khatazhaev, the head of Lesta Games, and Viktor Kisly, the head of Wargaming, are reportedly being accused of extremist activities by
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In context: World of Tanks is a freemium tank warfare simulator launched 15 years ago. Wargaming, a Belarusian studio that later relocated to Cyprus, created the game and cut ties with Russia several years ago. Despite this, Moscow authorities are now trying to seize the company's hypothetically "Russian" assets. Russian authorities have branded World of Tanks-related operations "extremist" and are threatening to confiscate property held by Wargaming executives. The case involves Lesta Games, a
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Officials believe it's connected to Russia's nuclear space weapons program. Tumbler Dot Ru A top-secret Russian satellite, which US officials have linked to the country's nuclear anti-satellite weapons program, is spinning out of control. As Reuters reports, the spacecraft — called Cosmos 2553 — appears to no longer be in service, indicating a major setback for the country's efforts to develop space weapons. The satellite has been orbiting around 1,242 miles above the planet, inside a radiat
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Top executives from Wargaming and Lesta Games, the joint developers of World of Tanks, could have their stakes in their respective companies seized by the Russian government, according to reports from Russian news organizations RIA and RBC. Malik Khatazhaev, the head of Lesta Games, and Viktor Kisly, the head of Wargaming, are reportedly being accused of extremist activities by Russia's Prosecutor General (the country's equivalent of the US Attorney General) because of Wargaming's support of Uk
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the UK has joined the European Union in a new round of sanctions targeting technology exports. The latest measures include restrictions on video game controllers and other consumer electronics, with officials stating their goal is to degrade Russia's military capabilities. While the Pentagon now uses custom-built controllers to operate i
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A new Android malware has been discovered hidden inside trojanized versions of the Alpine Quest mapping app, which is reportedly used by Russian soldiers as part of war zone operational planning. Attackers promote the trojanized app as a free, cracked version of the premium Alpine Quest Pro, using Telegram channels and Russian app catalogs for distribution. AlpineQuest is a legitimate GPS and topographic mapping app for Android used by adventurers, athletes, search-and-rescue teams, and milita
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Image by Getty / Futursim Treatments Despite being backed by death-fearing billionaires, Donald Trump's administration has detained — and seeks to deport — an acclaimed anti-aging researcher. As the New York Times reports, 30-year-old Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born lab researcher at the Harvard Medical School, was detained at Boston's Logan Airport upon returning from a trip to France. Soon after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in his second attempt to annex its former Eastern Bloc neighbor,
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Only four spacecraft have ever returned images from Venus’ surface. The world next door doesn’t make it easy, with searing heat and crushing pressure that quickly destroy any lander. In 1975 and 1982, four of the Soviet Union’s Venera probes captured our only images of Venus’ surface. The Veneras, which mean “Venus” in Russian, scanned the surface back and forth to create panoramic images of their surroundings. They revealed yellow skies and cracked, desolate landscapes that were both alien a
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Harvard has made little comment about Ms. Petrova’s detention. A spokeswoman said this week that the university “is closely following the rapidly shifting immigration policy landscape and the implications for its international scholars and students,” and is “engaged with Ms. Petrova’s attorney on this matter.” Many in the research community there only learned about it two weeks ago, when Ms. Petrova’s co-workers started a GoFundMe appeal to help pay her legal expenses. The news sent shudders th
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Russia launched three secretive satellites into orbit earlier this year, and they appear to have recently released a mysterious object. The satellites’ unusual maneuvers have reignited concerns that Russia may be testing military capabilities in space—or even preparing for space warfare. The trio of satellites—designated Kosmos 2581, 2582, and 2583—launched on February 2 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. Russia hasn’t declared the purpose of the satellites, but the secretive launch raised suspicio
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This is the untold story of America’s hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia’s invading armies. At the U.S. military garrison in Wiesbaden, Germany, they sealed a partnership that would bring America into the war far more intimately than previously known. At the U.S. military garrison in Wiesbaden, Germany, they sealed a partnership that would bring America into the war far more intimately than previously known. In the early days after Russia’s armies crossed into Ukraine
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The EU is getting further from its goal of weaning off Russian fossil fuels by 2027. Imports of Russian gas rose by 18 percent last year, a new analysis finds. “It is a scandal that the EU is still importing Russian gas,” said Pawel Czyzak, an analyst at energy think tank Ember and lead author of the new report. The spike in imports comes despite the fact that demand for gas stayed flat, according to the report. While the EU is aiming to disentangle itself from Russia, it still lacks a legally
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Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life. Researchers at the security firm Silent Push mapped a network of several dozen phishing domains that spoof the recruitment websites of Ukrainian paramilitary groups, as well as Ukrainian government intelligence sites. The
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A new report from Reuters claims that, under the Trump administration, a variety of U.S. national security operations designed to counter Russian aggression in Europe have been halted or slowed to a “standstill.” Those operations, many of which began under Biden, were aimed at countering Russian aggression on the West as retaliation for its support for Ukraine, the outlet writes. Since the war in Ukraine broke out in 2022, Russia has targeted western and European countries that have gone agains
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The war in Ukraine is one of robots and horses. It’s WW1-style trench warfare with modern killing machines. As Kyiv is perfecting the art of lethal drones on the ground, sea, and air, Moscow has turned to hauling supplies across the battlefield using donkeys and horses. Aerial drones have long been a critical component of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Both sides employ them to monitor the battlefield and kill the enemy. In the past few months, ground drones have entered the mix in a big way. A new r
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Russia's longstanding proposals for "information security" agreements may sound cooperative, but they conceal a Trojan horse - a push to legitimize censorship, silence dissent, and bind others to rules it won’t follow. International dialogue on cybersecurity and "information security", especially with Russia (given that it seems like they might have an issue with cybercriminals acting out of their backyard, but I'm sure that it's a coincidence) might seem like a chance for cooperation, but hist
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Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for facilitating tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations. Sources close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity the Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov, 46, was apprehended while vacationing on the coast of India with his family. On March 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a
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Ekaterina Girnyk10:26, 08.03.25 The Donald Trump administration has cut off vital support for F-16 jamming capabilities. The United States, having decided to end its support for Ukraine, cannot simply turn off the Ukrainian Air Force’s U.S.-designed F-16 fighters . But the Trump administration has cut off vital support for their jamming capabilities, which could deprive the Ukrainian Air Force of a critical air countermeasure. However, as Forbes analyst David Ax writes , the Ukrainians are no
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Special Report By McKenzie Sadeghi and Isis Blachez A Moscow-based disinformation network named “Pravda” — the Russian word for "truth" — is pursuing an ambitious strategy by deliberately infiltrating the retrieved data of artificial intelligence chatbots, publishing false claims and propaganda for the purpose of affecting the responses of AI models on topics in the news rather than by targeting human readers, NewsGuard has confirmed. By flooding search results and web crawlers with pro-Kremli
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Since the 2016 election of Donald Trump, there has been some debate over how effective Russian propaganda has been at swaying the opinions of American voters. It was well-documented back in those days that Russia employed large IT companies, most infamously the anodyne-sounding Internet Research Agency, with the sole remit of churning out divisive, pro-Russia content targeted at Americans, but quantifying the impact has always been imprecise. It surely has some impact, in the very least, at hard
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In Brief Russian propaganda may be influencing certain answers from AI chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s Meta AI, according to a new report. NewsGuard, a company that develops rating systems for news and information websites, claims to have found evidence that a Moscow-based network named “Pravda” is publishing false claims to affect the responses of AI models. Pravda has flooded search results and web crawlers with pro-Russian falsehoods, publishing 3.6 million misleading artic
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