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Threat Intelligence

Russia's Star Blizzard drops the ClickFix act and switches to one-click RedFlick malware

Microsoft says the FSB-linked crew has scaled up its phishing and streamlined how it plants its CosmicPulse backdoor. More than 100 organisations in the US and UK have been hit this year.

4 min read
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Policy & Regulation

Russia Charges Telegram's Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism

The FSB says Telegram refused to take down channels it flagged. Durov, living abroad, calls the case political theatre.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Russian Spies Are Testing Australia's Unlocked Doors

Australia's top signals agency has joined two dozen allied governments to warn that hackers working for Russian intelligence are quietly breaking into poorly secured network devices across critical industries worldwide.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

EU, UK and France Sanction Russia Over Coordinated Hacking and Sabotage Campaign Across Europe

France summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday after European governments accused the FSB, Russia's main intelligence service, of running a campaign to spy on and disrupt critical infrastructure across more than a dozen countries.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Russian Spies Are Breaking Into the World's Routers. The Password Is Often Still 'Admin'.

A joint advisory from the US, UK, and a dozen allied nations warns that Russian FSB hackers have spent years walking into critical infrastructure networks through the digital equivalent of an unlocked front door.

3 min read
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Policy & Regulation

EU and UK Hit Russian Spy Hackers With Joint Sanctions

Brussels and London name GRU and FSB officers behind years of cyberattacks on European power grids, government networks and elections.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Russian FSB hackers are quietly hijacking routers at hospitals, power firms and banks, nine countries warn

A joint advisory from the US, UK, Australia and six allies names FSB Centre 16 as the group scanning the internet for routers with weak passwords and old Cisco flaws.

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