US Treasury thwarts DDoS attack from Russian Killnet group Yet another pathetic 'stunt' from pro-Kremlin criminals Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 5
Ransomware cost US banks $1.2 billion last year Up 188% on 2020 but could be because financial institutions were encouraged to report incidents Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 2
Is it any surprise that 'permacrisis' is the word of the year? It's enough to make you want to sploot Off-Prem01 Nov 2022 | 33
Russia says Starlink satellites could become military targets Urges peace in space, while also threatening to shoot western war zone internet out of the sky Networks28 Oct 2022 | 104
Biden now wants to toughen up chemical sector's cybersecurity Control panels facing the internet? Data stolen? You gotta keep an ion this stuff CSO27 Oct 2022 | 6
ISS dodges space junk from satellite Russia blew up Ground crew raised orbit and carried on like a boss Science27 Oct 2022 | 28
If someone tries ransacking your Windows network, it's a bit easier now to grok in Microsoft 365 Defender Blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking and beeping and flashing... CSO26 Oct 2022 | 6
SAP struggles to exit Russia after sale of support unit stalled Datacenters, cloud services shut down but keep maintaining DBs for the nation's businesses Databases25 Oct 2022 | 5
Germany stands down cyber boss over Russian ties Involvement with lobby group that welcomed Putin's pals presses buttons Security19 Oct 2022 | 14
Upstart Ransom Cartel linked to REvil veterans Lesser of two REvils? There’s a relationship, say infosec bods, but not enough to say one evolved into the other Cyber-crime18 Oct 2022 | 4
Imagine surviving a wiper attack only for ransomware to scramble your restored files Then again, imagine being invaded by Russia Security18 Oct 2022 | 4
China dumps dud chips on Russia, Moscow media moans What? Sanctions-busting sellers aren't interested in your complaints? That's a shame On-Prem18 Oct 2022 | 93
Musk says Starlink will keep providing free service to Ukraine 'Even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $' Networks17 Oct 2022 | 24
Starlink, shot by both sides in Ukrainian fracas, lives to fight on Opinion Jam today, jam tomorrow? Networks17 Oct 2022 | 44
Extreme Networks fesses up to selling kit to Russian hypersonic missile maker Buyer Avangard's ordnance has reportedly been used against Ukraine Networks13 Oct 2022 | 21
China could use Digital Yuan to swerve Russia-style sanctions GCHQ spy boss talks up threat of east's tech dominance, says Putin has 'badly misjudged' Ukraine attack Security11 Oct 2022 | 27
Samsung's Ukraine headquarters damaged by Russian missile strike R&D Center focuses on autonomous AI, otherwise known as On-Device AI AI + ML11 Oct 2022 | 22
Reds on the beds: Putin's war sparks Chinese chip boom, starting with electric blankets As energy prices rise, so does demand for the kind of low-end chips China cranks out Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 29
Pro-Putin goons claim responsibility for blowing US airport websites offline Updated How's that boot taste? Security10 Oct 2022 | 26
Nvidia finally pulls shutters down on its Russian offices Remaining employees can continue work in different countries, though they'll struggle to get a flight out Systems04 Oct 2022 | 3
Japan taps industry to build safer, more secure nuclear energy future Project with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries marks shift in policy since Fukushima disaster over a decade ago Science29 Sep 2022 | 30
UN's ITU election may spell the end of our open internet Updated Russia, China believe in more national control, maybe baked into standards. Resistance is fierce - and was victorious! Networks29 Sep 2022 | 67
How one Ukrainian software maker planned for survival as invaders approached Set priorities, expect confusion, keep emergency instructions simple – that's just for starters Off-Prem28 Sep 2022 | 30
Russia's Facebook-like VK removed from Apple App Store Apps still available on Google Play, digital ministry says it's investigating Applications28 Sep 2022 | 1
Ukraine fears 'massive' Russian cyberattacks on power, infrastructure Will those be before or after the nuke strikes Putin keeps banging on about? CSO27 Sep 2022 | 13
NSA super-leaker Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship He always wanted to fight in the military – are his draft papers on the way? Bootnotes26 Sep 2022 | 77
Newly discovered cyberspy crew targets Asian governments and corporations Worok uses mix of publicly available tools, custom malware to steal info, gang active since 2020 Security06 Sep 2022 |
OneWeb takes $229m hit from satellites not returned by Russia Launch postponements also a part of the writeoff as company pins hopes on SpaceX Networks05 Sep 2022 | 31
77% of security leaders fear we’re in perpetual cyberwar from now on In brief Also, Charming Kittens from Iran scrape email inboxes, France could fine Google again, and more CSO27 Aug 2022 | 32
Russian military uses Chinese drones and bots in combat, over manufacturers' protests Testimonials from Russian generals not welcomed by DJI or Unitree Robotics Security17 Aug 2022 | 46
It's 2022 and there are still thousands of public systems using password-less VNC Let alone the ones with 123456 to login. How sophisticated do attackers really need to be? CSO16 Aug 2022 | 8
Russian invasion has dangerously destabilized cyber security norms Black Hat The inside scoop on the Ukrainian IT army, and what could happen next Security11 Aug 2022 | 33
Northrop Grumman to use Firefly Aerospace tech in its de-Russianized Antares SpaceX to pick up the slack while the rocket is updated yet again Science09 Aug 2022 | 10
This is what to expect when a managed service provider gets popped MSP should just stand for My Server's Pwned! Cyber-crime30 Jul 2022 | 11
Feds put $10m bounty on Putin pal accused of bankrolling US election troll farm Just in time for the midterms Cyber-crime29 Jul 2022 | 53
Russia's new space chief confirms it will leave ISS after 2024 Updated NASA: First we’ve heard of it Science26 Jul 2022 | 33
Russian ChessBot breaks child opponent's finger But don't get all 'Rise of the Machines' on this one – Russian media says the 'bot has played for years without problems AI + ML25 Jul 2022 | 60
Analysts question pace of SAP users moving to S/4HANA CEO claims 60 percent of deployments are new buyers. It may all depend on how you define deployment Software22 Jul 2022 | 2
Russia, Iran discuss tech manufacturing, infosec and e-governance collaboration Proposed working group would see Moscow's miltech conglomerate Rostec operate in Tehran Security22 Jul 2022 | 20
SAP lowers profit outlook due to cost of Russian withdrawal Sticker shock: Russia, Belarus withdraw to cost it more than initially thought. Applications21 Jul 2022 |
Google: Kremlin-backed goons spread Android malware disguised as pro-Ukraine app Don't. Download. Unknown. Apps. Security20 Jul 2022 | 1
Russia fines Google $374 million for letting the truth about Ukraine be told Putin declares he'll make his own Googles now, thanks Legal19 Jul 2022 | 178
Russia fines Apple and Zoom for failure to prove domestic data storage Also: Ministry of Digitalization proposes new fine structure for data leaks Legal13 Jul 2022 | 25
Russian Debian-derivative Linux slinger plans IPO There is always money to be made from war OSes09 Jul 2022 | 38
Security vendor splits – not quits – to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine Singapore's Group-IB was once a Moscow startup and will now conduct 'regional diversification' Security07 Jul 2022 | 1
Near-undetectable malware linked to Russia's Cozy Bear The fun folk who attacked Solar Winds using a poisoned CV and tools from the murky world of commercial hackware Research06 Jul 2022 | 64
Moscow court fines Pinterest, Airbnb, Twitch, UPS for not storing data locally Data sovereignty is more important than Ukrainian sovereignty Legal30 Jun 2022 | 32
Cisco quits Moscow Networking titan to shutter Russia and Belarus presence, after previously stopping operations Networks24 Jun 2022 | 20
Microsoft pulls Windows 10/11 installation websites in Russia Big Tech sanctions continue to roll in, Putin retaliates with counter sanctions OSes21 Jun 2022 | 65
International operation takes down Russian RSOCKS botnet $200 a day buys you 90,000 victims Cyber-crime17 Jun 2022 | 4
Nothing says 2022 quite like this remote-controlled machine gun drone GNOM is small, but packs a mighty 7.62mm punch Edge + IoT16 Jun 2022 | 44
Russia, China warn US its cyber support of Ukraine has consequences Countries that accept US infosec help told they could pay a price too Security10 Jun 2022 | 17
Ukraine's secret cyber-defense that blunts Russian attacks: Excellent backups RSA Conference This is why Viasat attack – rated one of the biggest ever of its kind – had relatively little impact Security08 Jun 2022 | 21
IBM finally shutters Russian operations, lays off staff Axing workers under 40 must feel like a novel concept for Big Blue On-Prem07 Jun 2022 | 9
Taiwan bans exports of chips faster than 25MHz to Russia, Belarus Doom it is, then, Putin Systems06 Jun 2022 | 131
Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh resigns after being added to EU sanctions list Updated Russia's top tech CEO accused of material support to Moscow Security06 Jun 2022 | 39
US ran offensive cyber ops to support Ukraine, says general Public acknowledgement 'unusual', one cybersec exec tells us Security02 Jun 2022 | 17
HP turns back on $1b in annual sales by quitting Russia and Belarus Revenue hit for HP far larger than many tech providers post-pullout but PC, print giant stays course Systems01 Jun 2022 | 12
Ex-spymaster and fellow Brexiteers' emails leaked by suspected Russian op A 'Very English Coop (sic) d'Etat' Research26 May 2022 | 166
Nvidia shares tumble as China lockdown, Russia blamed for dent in outlook Sure, stonking server and gaming sales, but hiring and expenses to slow down, too AI + ML26 May 2022 | 1
SAP attracts further criticism for Russia presence, despite promise to leave The software giant's 'orderly exit' appears to be ongoing Applications24 May 2022 | 11
China-linked Twisted Panda caught spying on Russian defense R&D Because Beijing isn't above covert ops to accomplish its five-year goals Security20 May 2022 | 30