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Crowd of people walking on the streets of Moscow showing courts' decision on video surveillance with facial recognition

Moscow’s 105,000 Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance

March 19, 2020

Ruling by Moscow courts that video surveillance with facial recognition does not violate citizen privacy would appear to be the definitive statement that Moscow will now be the largest city outside of China to track people in nearly every inch of public space.

Hacker working on laptop showing Russian hackers piggybacking on exploits of Iranian hackers

Cyber Security News

Russian Hackers Now Piggybacking on Exploits of Iranian Hackers

October 31, 2019

New report reveals Russian hackers have been masquerading as Iranian hackers in order to access sensitive government, military and commercial secrets in 35 countries.

Network cables plugged into a switch hub showing Russia Internet control to unplug

Data Privacy

Russia Internet Control Initiative Could Cut Off Nation From Global Internet

February 26, 2019

A new draft law for Russia Internet control wants ISPs to direct all data (both incoming and outgoing) to government-controlled routing and exchange points if the need arises to "unplug" from the global Internet.

Yandex application icons on a mobile phone screen showing DDoS attack by Meris botnet

Cyber Security News

Russian Internet Giant Yandex Wards off the Largest Botnet DDoS Attack in History

September 16, 2021

Yandex warded off the largest DDoS attack in history recorded at 22 million requests per second and attributed to a new botnet Meris that exploits MikroTik devices.

Male hacker in hood works on computer showing ransomware attacks

Cyber Security

Biden Warns Putin The U.S. Will Take Any Necessary Action Against Russia For Ransomware Attacks

July 19, 2021

President Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that there would be consequences for ransomware attacks launched from Russia even if they were not sanctioned by the Kremlin.

Man typing on keyboard next to a robot showing Russia’s FSB building a massive IoT botnet capable of running nation-state DDoS attacks

Cyber Security News

Nation-State DDoS Attacks May Be the “New Normal”; Leaked Documents Reveal Russia’s FSB Is Seeking to Build a Massive IoT Botnet

April 3, 2020

Stolen documents from Russia’s FSB indicate that the country is building an IoT botnet capable of gigantic DDoS attacks by rounding up millions of poorly-secured devices.

Arrested hacker with handcuffs wearing hooded jacket shows how Russian hackers pose a persistent threat to the world

Cyber Security News

Russian Hackers Pose an International Persistent Threat

October 11, 2018

The international community is under no illusion regarding the persistent threat that is posed by Russian hackers as the U.S. Department of Justice indicts 7 Russian GRU members, and other nations including the U.K. and the Netherlands protest hacking activities.

Hook with open locks on mobile phone showing the recent phishing attack on ProtonMail accounts of Bellingcat journalists was linked to Russia

Cyber Security News

Recent Phishing Attack on ProtonMail Accounts of Bellingcat Journalists Linked to Russia

August 13, 2019

Several Bellingcat journalists’ ProtonMail accounts were targeted in a recent phishing attack linked to Russia. The targets were the reporters who broke the names of Russian operatives believed to be behind MH17 attack and Skripal poisoning.

Russian state-owned telecommunications provider Rostelecom sign on the facade of building showing BGP hijacking of internet traffic

Cyber Security News

Russian Rostelecom Compromises Internet Traffic Through BGP Hijacking

April 16, 2020

In a recent BGP hijacking incident, internet traffic meant for 200 major networks, content delivery networks and cloud providers were redirected through Russian state-owned telecommunications provider, Rostelecom.

Smoke emitting from power plant showing possible U.S. cyber attack on power grid in Russia

Cyber Security News

Possible U.S. Cyber Attack on Power Grid in Russia; Is Cyber Warfare on the Table?

June 28, 2019

Russia has been making news for hacking utility systems in other nations and for a change, news has emerged that U.S. is conducting cyber attack on power grid in Russia by planting malicious code.

Russia

Moscow’s 105,000 Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance

Russian Hackers Now Piggybacking on Exploits of Iranian Hackers

Russia Internet Control Initiative Could Cut Off Nation From Global Internet

Russian Internet Giant Yandex Wards off the Largest Botnet DDoS Attack in History

Biden Warns Putin The U.S. Will Take Any Necessary Action Against Russia For Ransomware Attacks

Nation-State DDoS Attacks May Be the “New Normal”; Leaked Documents Reveal Russia’s FSB Is Seeking to Build a Massive IoT Botnet

Russian Hackers Pose an International Persistent Threat

Recent Phishing Attack on ProtonMail Accounts of Bellingcat Journalists Linked to Russia

Russian Rostelecom Compromises Internet Traffic Through BGP Hijacking

Possible U.S. Cyber Attack on Power Grid in Russia; Is Cyber Warfare on the Table?

DHS Secretary: “Killware,” Malware Designed To Do Real-World Harm, Poised To Be World’s Next Breakout Cybersecurity Threat

FBI, NSA, CISA and EPA Issued Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Cyber Threats Targeting Water Facilities

Apple Makes Case Against App Sideloading by Comparing iPhone Security to Android Malware Stats

New IAPP-EY Privacy Governance Report Shows Rising Concerns About Cross-Border Data Transfers, Widespread Adoption of SCCs