Martin Fornusek reports: Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, reported a massive malfunction in its information system on July 28, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from Moscow. “There has been a failure in the airline’s information systems. Service disruptions are possible,” the Russian flag carrier said on Telegram without clarifying the cause of the disruptions….
Category: cyberwar
UK sanctions Russian cyber spies accused of facilitating murders
Alexander Martin reports: The British government sanctioned 18 Russian military intelligence officers on Friday, alleging their units were responsible for cyber reconnaissance operations including those leading to hundreds of murders through the targeting of civilians in Ukraine. Three units of the GRU have been sanctioned, alongside officers whom the British authorities said were responsible for…
Singapore Facing ‘Serious’ Cyberattack by Espionage Group With Alleged China Ties
Singapore said Friday it was responding to a major cyberattack on its critical infrastructure carried out by an espionage group that security experts allege is linked to China. The Chinese embassy in Singapore described the allegations as “unwarranted smearing”. France 24 reports: Singapore is dealing with a “serious” cyberattack against its critical infrastructure by a highly sophisticated entity linked…
Ukrainian Hackers Wipe 47TB of Data from Top Russian Military Drone Supplier
Kateryna Zakharchenko reports: Cyber specialists from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR), with support from the “Ukrainian Cyber Alliance” and the hacker group “BO Team,” have carried out a cyberattack on the network and server infrastructure of “Haskar Integration” – one of the largest drone suppliers to the Russian armed forces, HUR sources told Kyiv Post…
Russia Jailed Hacker Who Worked for Ukrainian Intelligence to Launch Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure
Tushar Subhra Dutta reports: Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers have detained two hackers in Siberia who conducted cyberattacks on critical infrastructure facilities under direct orders from Ukrainian intelligence services. The simultaneous arrests in the Kemerovo and Tomsk regions exposed a sophisticated cyber espionage network targeting Russia’s governmental, industrial, and financial information systems. The primary suspect, a…
Iranian and Pro-Regime Cyberattacks Against Americans (2011-Present)
Annie Fixler writes: Since 2011, the Islamic Republic of Iran and pro-regime hackers have increasingly utilized digital technology to threaten U.S. national security, conducting dozens of cyber operations against Americans. Recently, on June 30, the U.S. government issued an advisory warning that Iran may launch additional cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure and the defense industrial base….