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Russia 'Likely' Behind SolarWinds Hack – U.S. Intelligence Agencies

Russia was probably behind the massive SolarWinds hack that has shaken government and corporate security, U.S. agencies said.

opinion Dmitry Trenin

An 'Act of War?' Avoiding a Dangerous Crisis in Cyberspace

Unlike in the nuclear sphere, there are no rules governing the increasingly intense rivalry between the U.S. and Russia in the cyber sphere.

historic breach

Russia Denies Role in U.S. Cyber Attacks

Russia has been widely blamed for the hack that reportedly affected U.S. government agencies including the Treasury.

breached defenses

U.S. Government Confirms Cyberattack After Reports of Russia-Linked Hacking

U.S. media reports said the FBI was investigating a group working for the Russian foreign intelligence service, SVR.

source revealed

Disgruntled Russian PR Exec Behind Key Steele Dossier Claims – WSJ

Olga Galkina, who implicated her tech firm in the DNC hacking weeks after being fired, “stood as the dossier’s most important contributor.”

EU, UK Slap Sanctions on Russian Spies for Hacking German Parliament

The 2015 cyber attack completely paralyzed the IT infrastructure of the Bundestag.

U.S. Charges Russians With Cyberattacks on Ukraine, French Elections, Olympics

The attacks were called "the most disruptive and destructive series of computer attacks ever attributed to a single group."

Norway Says Russia Behind Cyber Attack on Parliament

"This is a very serious incident, affecting our most important democratic institution," Norway's foreign minister said.

U.S. Jails Russian for Linkedin, Dropbox Login Hacks

Yevgeny Nikulin was reportedly referred as the “‘Putin’ of the hacking world” by fellow hackers.

'Absolutely Confident'

UK 'Confident' Moscow Helped Hackers Target Virus Vaccine

Dominic Raab said the conclusions were based on assessments by Britain's National Cyber Security Centre.

health intelligence

UK, U.S. and Canada Accuse Russia of Vaccine Research Hacking

The hacking group "almost certainly" operates as part of Russian intelligence services, Britain said.

targeted telecommuters

Wanted Russian Cybercrime Group Resurfaces With Work-From-Home Attacks – NYT

Evil Corp targets employees of major U.S. corporations who have been working from home due to the coronavirus.

cross-border laundering

N.Zealand Freezes Assets of Alleged Russian Cyber Criminal

Police said Alexander Vinnik had likely victimized "thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people globally."

Moscow Says No Proof Russian Hackers Spied on Merkel

"Five years have passed. Not a single concrete fact has been provided," Foreign Minister Lavrov said.

pointing fingers

Merkel Cites 'Hard Evidence' Russian Hackers Targeted Her

"Every day I try to build a better relationship with Russia and ... there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this."

hacking allegations

Germany Seeks Suspected Russian GRU Hacker’s Arrest: Media

The suspect is also wanted in the United States for trying to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

EU Considers Sanctions Against Chinese, Russian Groups Over Hacking

The move would be the first application of the EU’s so-called cyber sanctions regime.

Russian Hackers Targeted Ukrainian Company at Center of Trump's Impeachment Storm

A leak of stolen data could potentially affect the impeachment process and U.S. electoral contest.

Greece to Extradite Russian Cybercrime Suspect to France

Greece will extradite a Russian man suspected of having laundered billions of dollars in the digital currency bitcoin to France.

U.S. Cracks Down on Russian 'Evil Corp' Cybercrime Group

Russian hackers stole more than $100 million in eight-year operation run out of Moscow cafe basements.

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