Suspected Russian hackers spied on US Treasury emails
- 14-Dec-2020
The hack is so serious it led to a National Security Council meeting at the White House on Saturday, said one of the people familiar with the matter.
Russian hackers targeted California, Indiana Democratic parties
- 30-Oct-2020
The attempted intrusions, many of which were internally flagged by Microsoft Corp over the summer, were carried out by a group often nicknamed “Fancy Bear.”
Russian hackers penetrated networks of US electric utilities
- 24-Jul-2018
WASHINGTON: Russian hackers gained access to the networks of U.S. electric utilities last year, which could have allowed them to cause blackouts, according to federal government officials, who said the campaign is likely continuing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The hackers, who worked for a Russian state-sponsored group known as Dragonfly or Energetic Bear, […]
Trump says ‘might’ ask Putin to extradite accused Russian hackers
- 15-Jul-2018
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he may ask his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their upcoming summit meeting to extradite to the US 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of attempting to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with CBS Evening News conducted on Saturday ahead of his meeting with […]
FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers
- 26-May-2018
WASHINGTON: The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network traffic. The U.S. law enforcement agency urged the owners of many brands of routers to turn them off and on again and download updates from the […]
Russian hackers stole US classified papers with anti-virus: report
- 11-Oct-2017
WASHINGTON: Israeli spies observed Russian hackers in real time as they scoured computers around the world for the codenames of US intelligence programs, The New York Times reported Tuesday night. The Russian intrusion detected more than two years ago used anti-virus software manufactured by the Russian firm Kaspersky Lab as an ad hoc global search […]
Wisconsin, Ohio, California among 21 states targeted by Russian hackers in 2016 race
- 23-Sep-2017
WASHINGTON: Wisconsin, Ohio, California and 10 other states said on Friday they were among 21 states that Russian government hackers targeted in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump though no votes were changed. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it had notified the states of the activity but […]
Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery units using Android implant: report
- 22-Dec-2016
WASHINGTON: A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the US presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and target Ukrainian artillery units from late 2014 through 2016, according to a new report released Thursday. The malware was able to retrieve communications and some […]