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Dec 16 2016
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U.S. Faces Tall Hurdles in Detaining or Deterring Russian Hackers
When a suspected Russian cybercriminal named Dmitry Ukrainsky was arrested in a Thai resort town last summer, the American authorities hoped they could whisk him back to New York for trial and put at least a temporary dent in Russia’s arsenal of computer hackers.
New York Times (News)May 10 2024
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A Good Explanation of Why Ukraine Should Continue Hitting Russian Oil Refineries
Early this morning a Russian oil refinery in Kaluga Oblast had a full 30 minutes warning that a Ukrainian drone was headed their way. The drone arrived right on time to hit the facility …. unmolested and with devastating effect. What air defense doing? Nothing. The drone just merrily flew in. Kaluga Oblast, in case you want to know is just a few kilometers south of the city of Moscow itself.
Daily KosMay 07 2024
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Putin sworn in for another term as Russian president in glittering Kremlin ceremony
Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term as Russia's leader Tuesday, renewing his dominance over the country in a glittering Kremlin ceremony as his army advances in Ukraine at the height of Moscow’s worst confrontation with the West since the Soviet era.
Putin, 71, extended his rule in an effectively uncontested election in March, having crushed any political opposition and
NBC News (Online)Jul 05 2021
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Russian hackers seemingly behind latest ransomware attack, demand $70M
A Russian-linked group that is counted among the cybercriminal world’s most prolific extortionists is suspected to be behind a “colossal” ransomware attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide — just weeks after President Biden boasted about taking President Putin to task on cyberattacks.
In a post on a blog typically used by the Russian-linked REvil cybercrime gang, a group
New York Post (News)Apr 26 2015
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Russian Hackers Read Obama's Unclassified Emails Last Year
Some of President Barack Obama’s email was captured by Russian hackers last year when they breached the White House’s unclassified computer system, The New York Times reported Saturday night.
The fact that the hacking was widespread and had penetrated the White House was previously known. What wasn’t known until now was whether the hackers had obtained any emails from or to the
Newsmax (News)Aug 28 2014
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Russian Hackers Said to Loot Gigabytes of Big Bank Data
Russian hackers attacked JPMorgan Chase & Co. and at least four other banks this month in a coordinated assault that resulted in the loss of gigabytes of customer data, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
At least one of the banks has linked the breach to Russian state-sponsored hackers, said one of the people. The FBI is investigating whether the attack could
BloombergMay 28 2021
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Russian SolarWinds hackers have launched new campaign, Microsoft says
The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Microsoft said.
The effort targeted about 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations, at least
CBS News (Online)Apr 28 2024
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NATO Mobilizes Aircraft Amid Russian Strikes in Ukraine
Following a barrage of missile strikes from Russia on Ukraine, Newsweek reported Saturday that NATO member Poland had activated its air force. "We warn that due to the commencement of another wave of long-range aviation attacks by the Russian Federation on facilities located in the territory of Ukraine, Polish and allied aircraft have been activated," Poland's RSZ Operational Command tweeted
Newsmax (News)Apr 28 2024
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Russian Arrested in Germany in Fatal Stabbing of Two Ukrainians
Ukraine’s government said two servicemen on leave in Germany were fatally stabbed and a Russian suspect was arrested on murder charges.
Police in Bavaria, where the men were attacked on Saturday, said they arrested a 57-year-old Russian citizen and are investigating the incident’s “background and motive.” The Ukrainians were in Germany for rehabilitation, according to the Foreign
BloombergMay 08 2024
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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday.
Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, a
Associated Press