TLS certificates enable a website to offer an encrypted https:// connection to visitors. Many Russian businesses have found themselves placed on sanctions lists due to the sweeping actions taken by Western nations and cannot renew them.
Russian darknet market Hydra emerged as the hotspot for illegal transactions within three years, earning $1.37 billion in cryptocurrency transactions.
Russian firm of uncertain backing called Operation Zero appears to be shaking up the zero-day exploit market, offering up to $20 million if hackers and researchers come to them first. Company claims that the market is undervalued.
The Russian hackers call themselves "Killnet" and first made the news in April with declarations of intent to conduct cyber attacks on critical infrastructure in other countries. The group has been linked to prior DDoS campaigns.
Major anti-malware vendors, Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro, allegedly had their source code stolen by Russian hackers. The full set of data including access to the companies' networks are now going on sale for $300,000.
Russian hackers linked to the country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16 have exploited vulnerable Cisco devices for over a year to target critical infrastructure organizations for cyber espionage.
Russian hackers are exploiting hotel Wi-Fi networks at various locations that attract corporate travelers to compromise Microsoft 365 accounts and install malware.
Russian hackers had access to Ukraine's biggest telecoms provider for most of 2023, and likely had "full access" for at least the months of November and December.
Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol confirms that a cyber attack by pro-Russian hackers Killnet interrupted its website and web availability, making operations “difficult.”
According to U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, the U.S. is at “a critical point.” With Russian hackers breaking into the U.S. power grid and gaining access to utility control rooms, they have the opportunity to “throw the switch”, plunging the nation into darkness and chaos.
