Russian allegedly smuggled US weapons electronics to Moscow Feds claim sniper scope displays sold in sanctions-busting move Cyber-crime19 Sep 2023 | 23
Russian infosec boss gets nine years for $100M insider-trading caper using stolen data Confidential figures for Tesla, Snap, Roku, Avnet, others swiped and used to rack up millions in ill-gotten gains Cyber-crime08 Sep 2023 | 6
Big Tech has failed to police Russian disinformation, EC study concludes In Putin's Russia, the planet hacks you Security05 Sep 2023 | 61
Kremlin-backed Sandworm strikes Android devices with data-stealing Infamous Chisel Five Eyes nations warn of hit against Ukrainian military systems Research31 Aug 2023 | 4
Controversial Chinese drone maker DJI debuts a cargo carrier For dropping stuff in remote locations. Just don't mention the war in Ukraine, where DJI kit repeatedly appeared Offbeat22 Aug 2023 | 25
Moscow makes a mess on the Moon as Luna 25 probe misses orbit, lands with a thud First lunar attempt since Soviet era ends in катастрофа Science21 Aug 2023 | 132
If you're Russian to the Moon, expect traffic: Moscow's Putin a lander into orbit India's close to landing one, too, and Japan is counting down to a launch Science14 Aug 2023 | 25
Co-founder of Yandex – Russia's Google clone – denounces war on Ukraine Arkady Volozh is working with refugee engineers, of which there are plenty Off-Prem11 Aug 2023 | 16
US Cyber Command boss says China's spooky cyber skills still behind Paul Nakasone rates the Middle Kingdom a 'pacing challenge' Security11 Aug 2023 | 9
CISA boss says US alliance with Ukraine over past year is closer than Five Eyes Black Hat And maybe shore up that critical infrastructure some more, America Black Hat and DEF CON10 Aug 2023 | 14
Ukraine's Victor Zhora: Russia's cyber 'war crimes' will continue after ground invasion ends Black Hat International laws needed 'to bring accountability' govt chief tells The Reg Black Hat and DEF CON09 Aug 2023 | 21
North Korean hackers had access to Russian missile maker for months, say researchers Kim Jong Un's cyber-goons aren't above attacking the regime's few friends Security08 Aug 2023 | 21
Russia's Cozy Bear is back and hitting Microsoft Teams to phish top targets Plus: Tenable CEO blasts Redmond's bug disclosure habits CSO03 Aug 2023 | 8
What would sustainable security even look like? Opinion Clue: Nothing like what’s on offer today CSO31 Jul 2023 | 40
Chinese companies evade sanctions, fuel Moscow’s war on Ukraine, says report PRC semiconductor exports curiously rose 19% y-o-y for first 9 months of 2022 Security28 Jul 2023 | 38
Russia throws founder of infosec biz Group-IB in the clink for treason Sachkov faces 14-year stretch after 'unreasonably rushed trial' Security26 Jul 2023 | 9
Ukraine busts bot farm spreading Russian infowar propaganda and fraud Plus: Spanish cops arrest Ukrainian scareware dev after ten-year hunt Security20 Jul 2023 | 16
Russia's tiny quantum computer is (probably) nothing to worry about 16 qubit system capable of modeling simple molecules, Kremlin says Science20 Jul 2023 | 17
Russian military satellite comms provider offline after hack Infosec in brief ALSO: Ransomware hit on Mancunian Uni spills NHS patient deets, USPTO leaks inventor info, and this week's crit vulns Systems03 Jul 2023 | 6
Europe seeks to punish Putin's infowar pals with bans on Russian tech firms Also slaps Chinese backdoor entities shipping forbidden tech to Moscow Legal26 Jun 2023 | 10
Microsoft: Russia sent its B team to wipe Ukrainian hard drives WhisperGate-spreading Cadet Blizzard painted as haphazard but dangerous crew Research16 Jun 2023 | 10
Microsoft battles through two 365 outages in one day Updated Windows titan blames technical problems while hacktivists claim it woz them wot did it SaaS06 Jun 2023 | 36
Starlink bags US defense contract to keep war-torn Ukraine connected And poor Elon gets a break from subsidies Networks02 Jun 2023 | 16
Kremlin claims Apple helped NSA spy on diplomats via iPhone backdoor Did we just time warp back to 2013? Security01 Jun 2023 | 13
Ukraine war blurs lines between cyber-crims and state-sponsored attackers This RomCom is no laughing matter Cyber-crime01 Jun 2023 | 5
Spotted: Suspected Russian malware designed to disrupt Euro, Asia energy grids Updated For simulation or for real, we don't like the vibes from this CosmicEnergy Research25 May 2023 | 8
Russian IT guy sent to labor camp for DDoSing Kremlin websites Pro-Ukraine techie gets hard time Cyber-crime19 May 2023 | 25
Feds offer $10m reward for info on alleged Russian ransomware crim Infecting cops' computers is one way to put a target on your back Cyber-crime17 May 2023 | 1
Ransomware corrupts data, so backups can be faster and cheaper than paying up Smash and grab raids don’t leave time for careful encryption Cyber-crime15 May 2023 | 31
FBI-led Op Medusa slays NATO-bothering Russian military malware network Perseus to the rescue as Snake eats itself Cyber-crime09 May 2023 | 9
Russia tops national leagues in open source downloads Putin FOSS to work when Microsoft et al abandoned pariah state OSes05 May 2023 | 28
Russia's APT28 targets Ukraine government with bogus Windows updates Nasty emails designed to infect systems with info-stealing malware Cyber-crime02 May 2023 | 4
Microsoft goes meteorological in defining cybercrook groups Now here's Bill with the weather Offbeat19 Apr 2023 | 9
India smacked for illegal tech import tariffs that hurt buyers and exporters everywhere Is this the way to take China’s title as top tech manufacturer? Maybe yes, maybe no Legal19 Apr 2023 | 2
US citizens charged with pushing pro-Kremlin disinfo, election interference Also a bunch of Russians plus someone giving free trips to the Motherland Cyber-crime18 Apr 2023 | 10
Russia-pushed UN Cybercrime Treaty may rewrite global law. It's ... not great Special report Let's go through all the proposed problematic powers, starting with surveillance and censorship Cyber-crime14 Apr 2023 | 23
Sanctions-busting exporters sent $2 billion of tech to Russia through China, Hong Kong, and the UK in 2022 Reports find shipments spiked since sanctions were imposed, feeding Moscow's appetite for high-end kit Legal12 Apr 2023 | 5
Microsoft, Fortra are this fed up with cyber-gangs abusing Cobalt Strike Oh, sure, let's play a game of legal and technical whack-a-mole Cyber-crime10 Apr 2023 | 8
US, NATO military plans leak: Actual war strategy or pro-Kremlin shenanigans? Analysis 'Russia is the king of disinformation and hybrid warfare' expert tells El Reg Defense Tech Week07 Apr 2023 | 73
Microsoft coughs up some change after allegedly selling software to no-no companies Nadella happy to sling code to Russians and Iranians, or nah? Channel07 Apr 2023 | 13
In wars of the future, national security won't end at space Efforts under way to keep satellites and other craft safe from military threats Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 4
US defense tech veterans call for a separate Cyber Force Analysis A seventh branch of the military is needed to address rising threats Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 21
Russia has a stash of scary malware? We're shocked Register Kettle Wrecking foreign infrastructure? But that's Team America's job! Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 10
Cisco Moscow trashed offices as it quit Putin's putrid pariah state Even destroyed spare parts, then may have rubbed salt into the wound by filing for tax write-offs Networks06 Apr 2023 | 97
Trade ministers flag researchers as possible vector of tech sanction-busting G7 meeting agrees that sales bans are here to stay Legal05 Apr 2023 | 6
Pro-Russia cyber gang Winter Vivern puts US, Euro lawmakers in line of fire Winter is coming for NATO countries Security31 Mar 2023 | 9
Leaked IT contractor files detail Kremlin's stockpile of cyber-weapons Snowden-esque 'Vulkan' dossier links Moscow firm to FSB, GRU, SRV Defense Tech Week31 Mar 2023 | 28
Unknown actors deploy malware to steal data in occupied regions of Ukraine If this is Kyiv's work, Russia can Crimea river Security22 Mar 2023 | 25
Xi, Putin declare intent to rule the world of AI, infosec 'Technological sovereignty is the key to sustainability' states Russian despot Security22 Mar 2023 | 23
Putin to staffers: Throw out your iPhones, or 'give it to the kids' April Fools should use Russian or Chinese tech instead, Kremlin advises Security21 Mar 2023 | 38
Pro-Putin scammers trick politicians and celebrities into low-tech hoax video calls Who needs deepfakes when you've got makeup and 'element of surprise'? Security07 Mar 2023 | 13
Russian charged with smuggling US counterintel tech to Motherland In brief Also, don't download that 'ChatGPT Windows client,' and this week's critical vulnerabilities to keep an eye on Cyber-crime27 Feb 2023 | 8
Ukraine invasion blew up Russian cybercrime alliances Study: Old pacts ditched the moment Moscow moved in Cyber-crime24 Feb 2023 | 20
Suspected Russian NLBrute malware boss extradited to US Dariy Pankov accused of infiltrating systems, selling tool and passwords to other miscreants Cyber-crime23 Feb 2023 | 9
Kremlin claims Ukraine hackers behind fake missile strike alerts Ten cities panic after emergency systems start Putin out warnings of an impending attack Security23 Feb 2023 | 71
GoDaddy joins the dots and realizes it's been under attack for three years In brief Also: Russia may legalize hacking; Oakland declares ransomware emergency; the CVEs you should know about this week Security20 Feb 2023 | 19
US sanctions fail to stop Russia connecting with Cisco hardware Grey market resellers provide backdoors into China, too Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10
Russian crook made $90M exploiting stolen info on Tesla, Roku, Avnet, Snap, more Undisclosed earnings reports swiped, exploited Cyber-crime15 Feb 2023 | 4
SpaceX cuts off Ukraine's 'offensive' Starlink use Please, please, don't shoot down our satellites, Vlad Networks09 Feb 2023 | 60
Here's a list of proxy IPs to help block KillNet's DDoS bots Put pro-Putin bots on the do not call list Security06 Feb 2023 | 7
Gee, tanks: Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine in brief Also: a week of leaks; Riot Games says 'LoL' to source code ransom demands; and Yandex source also appears online Security30 Jan 2023 | 12
Uncle Sam slaps $10m bounty on Hive while Russia ban-hammers FBI, CIA New meaning to sweetening the pot Cyber-crime27 Jan 2023 | 5