Russian military spies are believed to have hacked hundreds of computers at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and attempted to shift the blame onto North Korea. US intelligence officials, who spoke to the Washington Post anonymously, said Russian agents compromised about 300 computers used by Olympics authorities, hacked routers and distributed new malicious … [Read more...] about Did Russia hack the Olympics? Military spies ‘compromised 300 computers’, tried to blame North Korea
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Security chiefs reveal new cyberattack levels and warn over ‘loss of life’ as Russia hack threat grows
UK CYBER chiefs have unveiled a new categorisation system for online hack attacks – as the threat from Russian cybercrime grows. The National Cyber Security Centre says that the new guidelines will "improve UK response to incidents". Incident responders will now classify attacks into six specific categories, starting immediately. Paul Chichester, the NCSC’s Director … [Read more...] about Security chiefs reveal new cyberattack levels and warn over ‘loss of life’ as Russia hack threat grows
Ground zero in Russia’s hack of U.S. election infrastructure
The threat Russia posed to our democratic process was deemed so great, the Obama Administration took the unprecedented step of using the cyber hotline – the cybersecurity equivalent of the nuclear hotline – to warn the Kremlin to stop its assault on state election systems. Russian operatives had launched a widespread cyberattack against state voting systems around … [Read more...] about Ground zero in Russia’s hack of U.S. election infrastructure
DHS warns of new Russia hacks as US sanctions Russia over election interference
The Treasury Department announced new economic sanctions today on the Russian Federation and on individuals and organizations implicated in interference with the 2016 US presidential elections—just as the Department of Homeland Security released a new warning of new "Russian government cyber activity" aimed at the US government and US critical infrastructure … [Read more...] about DHS warns of new Russia hacks as US sanctions Russia over election interference
Russia hacked Winter Olympics and tried to frame North Korea, say intelligence officials
We know there was a cyberattack on the 2018 Winter Olympics' opening ceremony, but the identity of those responsible wasn’t certain. While the finger of suspicion seemed to point at North Korea, it seems that once again the culprit was Russia. According to a report in the Washington Post, which cited officials from the US Intelligence community, Russia’s Main … [Read more...] about Russia hacked Winter Olympics and tried to frame North Korea, say intelligence officials
State Dept. sites in Russia hacked and distributing viruses
Two State Department websites based in Russia have been hacked and appear to be infecting visitors with malware, InfoWorld reports. Particularly compromised was the U.S. Consulate General for St. Petersburg. But by the time Sophos researchers checked the site, the infection had been eradicated. But a review of archived pages revealed the malicious code. As of Thursday, Sophos … [Read more...] about State Dept. sites in Russia hacked and distributing viruses
US Intel: Russia hacked Republican groups during election
Democratic groups and figures weren't the only ones targeted in Russia’s suspected campaign to influence last year's U.S. election. Russian cyberspies also targeted computers from state-level Republican groups and stole information from local voter registration records, FBI director James Comey said."There were successful penetrations of some groups and campaigns, … [Read more...] about US Intel: Russia hacked Republican groups during election
Politics bog down US response to election hacks
U.S. efforts to get to the bottom about Russia’s role in hacking this year’s presidential election may very well end up mired in politics, hampering any response.On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, was the latest U.S. lawmaker to call for an investigation into Russia’s possible involvement. “This simply cannot be a … [Read more...] about Politics bog down US response to election hacks
FBI dispute with DNC over hacked servers may fuel doubt on Russia role
The FBI may have been forced into a misstep when investigating whether Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee -- the agency never directly examined the DNC servers that were breached.Instead, the FBI had to rely on forensic evidence provided by third-party cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which the DNC hired to mitigate the breach.“The FBI repeatedly stressed to … [Read more...] about FBI dispute with DNC over hacked servers may fuel doubt on Russia role
Sochi Olympics Visitors: Alarmed About Mobile Hacking
Sochi, Russia hasn’t been getting the best reception when it comes to hotel rooms. Now more damningly, NBC recently televised a report saying that visitors to the city hosting the Winter Olympic Games, kicking off today, would be immediately hacked when they turned on their computers or mobile phones in the city. Get In Stock Alerts on Twitter for SNES Classic, … [Read more...] about Sochi Olympics Visitors: Alarmed About Mobile Hacking