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The Russian flag flies at the embassy’s compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility

Researchers from the Google-owned firm conclude that Sandworm personas are linked to several recent attacks on critical infrastructure.

Apr 17, 2024 By AJ Vicens Christian Vasquez

Photo of monitor while downloading a file from the “Internet to My Computer”. (spxChrome/Getty Images)

Decade-old malware haunts Ukrainian police

A virus dating to 2015 is still hitting targets in Ukraine, showing its enduring power.

Apr 17, 2024 By AJ Vicens

The Russians attacked Kyiv this morning with 31 missiles, causing at least 10 injuries, although the information is still not completely clear on March 21, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)

Russian military intelligence may have deployed wiper against multiple Ukrainian ISPs

A group known as Solntsepek claimed credit for attacks on the ISPs Triacom, Misto TV, Linktelecom and KIM.

Mar 21, 2024 By AJ Vicens

Close up view of internet equipment and cables in the server room. (standret/Getty Images)

Researchers spot updated version of malware that hit Viasat

Russian hackers have added new capabilities to the malware used to disable satellite modems at the outset of the invasion of Ukraine.

Mar 18, 2024 By AJ Vicens

People walk past a store of Kyivstar, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, in Kyiv on December 12, 2023. (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP)

Russian hackers reportedly breached telecom network months before attack

The attack on Kyivstar took out mobile and home internet service for as many as 24 million people in Ukraine.

Jan 4, 2024 By AJ Vicens

A woman walks by a Kyivstar store, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, in Kyiv on December 12, 2023. Ukraine’s main phone operator denounced an act of “war” on December 12, 2023 after the hacker attack that led to large-scale failures in its services. (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP / Getty Images)

Ukraine’s largest mobile communications provider down after apparent cyber attack

Millions of customers lost mobile phone and home internet service as a result of what Kyivstar said was a cyber attack.

Dec 12, 2023 By AJ Vicens

The American actor Elijah Wood, pictured here at a Hollywood premiere in March, was one of the American actors tricked into recording videos used in a Kremlin information operation. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Russian information operation uses US celebrity Cameos to attack Zelensky

Kremlin propagandists tricked a half dozen celebrities into recording videos urging Ukraine's president to seek treatment for substance abuse.

Dec 7, 2023 By AJ Vicens

Image taken from a video shared by the Ukraine Cyber Police Tuesday. (Ukraine Cyber Police)

Ransomware gang broken up in Ukraine as a result of international operation

Police in Ukraine arrested a 32-year-old man they say was the "leader" of a group, as well as "his four most active accomplices," according to a Google…

Nov 28, 2023 By AJ Vicens

Ukraine’s national flag flies in Kyiv on February 26, 2022. (GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Senior Ukrainian cybersecurity officials sacked amid corruption probe

Yurii Shchyhol and Victor Zhora were accused of participating in a scheme to contract software at inflated prices.

Nov 20, 2023 By AJ Vicens

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Russian cyberattack cut power in Ukraine, Michigan secretary of state talks election security

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

Nov 9, 2023 By CyberScoop Staff