Government US Targets Russian Election Influence Operation With Charges, Sanctions, Domain Seizures The US has cracked down on an influence operation sponsored by the Russian government, announcing charges, sanctions and domain seizures. Eduard Kovacs6 days ago
Government US Sanctions Russian Hacktivists for Targeting Critical Infrastructure US has announced sanctions against two CARR hacktivists for roles in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. Ionut ArghireJuly 22, 2024
Cloud Security Kaspersky Flags Cyberespionage APT ‘CloudSorcerer’ Targeting Russian Government Kaspersky said the CloudSorcerer APT has been abusing public cloud services to exfiltrate data from Russian government entities. Ionut ArghireJuly 8, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement EU Sanctions Six Russian Hackers The European Council has added six Russian hackers to the EU’s sanctions list for their cyberattacks against member states and Ukraine. Eduard KovacsJune 25, 2024
Government US Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives The US has imposed sanctions on 12 individuals who have leadership roles at Kaspersky in Russia and the UK. Eduard KovacsJune 24, 2024
Cybercrime US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet The US government has announced sanctions against three Chinese nationals accused of creating and operating the 911 S5 proxy botnet. Eduard KovacsMay 29, 2024
Ransomware LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Unmasked, Charged Charges and sanctions announced against Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the alleged developer and operator of LockBit ransomware. Ionut ArghireMay 7, 2024
Cyberwarfare $10 Million Bounty on Iranian Hackers for Cyberattacks on US Gov, Defense Contractors Four Iranians are accused of hacking into critical systems at the Departments of Treasury and State and dozens of private US companies. Ryan NaraineApril 23, 2024
Cyberwarfare US Treasury Slaps Sanctions on China-Linked APT31 Hackers The US Treasury Department sanctions a pair of Chinese hackers linked to “malicious cyber operations targeting US critical infrastructure sectors.” Ryan NaraineMarch 25, 2024
Cybercrime US Sanctions Two ISIS-Affiliated ‘Cybersecurity Experts’ US Treasury Department announces sanctions against two Egyptian nationals accused of running an ISIS cyber platform. Eduard KovacsJanuary 31, 2024
Cybercrime US, UK, Australia Sanction Russian Man Over Ransomware Attack on Healthcare Insurer US, UK and Australia announce sanctions against Alexander Ermakov for his role in the 2022 ransomware attack on healthcare insurer Medibank. Eduard KovacsJanuary 24, 2024
Ransomware A Sanction Has Been Imposed on a Hacker Who Released Australian Health Insurer Client Data Russian national sanctioned by the Australian government for his role in the Medibank attack impacting more than 10 million Australians. Associated PressJanuary 23, 2024