Russia

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