Anonymous hacks & defaces Russian Space Research Institute Website

By Deeba Ahmed A prominent Twitter account @YourAnonNews linked to the Anonymous movement has also confirmed the hack via Twitter Thursday… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous hacks & defaces Russian Space Research Institute Website...

Russia-Ukraine Cybersecurity Updates

Cyberattacks are a distinct concern in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with the potential to impact individuals and organizations far beyond the physical frontlines. With events unfolding rapidly, we want to provide a single channel by which we can communicate to the security community the major...

Russia Releases List of IPs, Domains Attacking Its Infrastructure with DDoS Attacks

As the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to escalate, the Russian government on Thursday released a massive list containing 17,576 IP addresses and 166 domains that it said are behind a series of distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks aimed at its domestic infrastructure. Some of the...

The Top 5 Russian Cyber Threat Actors to Watch

This post was updated on March 10, 2022 to include a section on the Conti Ransomware Group. As we continue to monitor the situation between Russia and Ukraine – and the potential for global cybersecurity impacts – we realize that our customers and other business and industry stakeholders may be...

We’re Now Blocking 10,000 Requests Per Hour in Ukraine From Known Malicious IPs

48 hours ago we deployed our commercial real-time threat intelligence automatically, and for free, to all Ukrainian websites with the .UA top-level domain. That has made over 8,000 sites in Ukraine using the free version of Wordfence significantly more secure. At noon-UTC on March 2nd, those site...

Phishing Campaign Targeted Those Aiding Ukraine Refugees

Cyberattackers used a compromised Ukrainian military email address to phish EU government employees who’ve been involved in managing the logistics of refugees fleeing Ukraine, according to a new report. Ukraine has been at the center of an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks in recent weeks and...

MaxSite CMS Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-33826) (CVE-2022-25413)

MaxSite CMS is a web content management system of the Russian MaxSite CMS open source project.MaxSite CMS 108 has a cross-site scripting vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers to perform cross-site scripting attacks via the ftags parameter in /admin/pageedit/3...

When War Struck, Ukraine Turned to Telegram

As Russian troops surround Kyiv, millions of Ukrainians have relied on the messaging platform for government information...

Hackers Try to Target European Officials to Get Info on Ukrainian Refugees, Supplies

Details of a new nation-state sponsored phishing campaign have been uncovered setting its sights on European governmental entities in what's seen as an attempt to obtain intelligence on refugee and supply movement in the region. Enterprise security company Proofpoint, which detected the malicious...

Maxsite CMS Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-33827)

MaxSite CMS is a web content management system of the Russian MaxSite CMS open source project.Maxsite CMS has a cross-site scripting vulnerability , the vulnerability stems from the lack of parameters in the management file f the user-supplied data and output data validation filter , an attacker...

Maxsite CMS arbitrary file deletion vulnerability

MaxSite CMS is a web content management system of the Russian MaxSite CMS open source project . Maxsite CMS has arbitrary file deletion vulnerability , the vulnerability stems from all-files-update-ajax.php in the dir and deletefile parameters for the file name lack of validation , the attacker c...

Ukraine Universities Hacked As Russian Invasion Started

Note: This article has been updated to reflect that the hosting provider "Njalla", which routed the malicious traffic involved in this attack, is based in Sweden, not in Finland, although IP geolocation data indicates that the specific server that the traffic transited may be based in Finland. We...

Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part I: Evasion

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti, an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. The chat logs offer...

The Conti ransomware leaks

On February 27, an individual with insights into the Conti ransomware group started leaking a treasure trove of data beginning with internal chat messages. Conti is responsible for a number of high profile attacks, including one against the Irish Healthcare system which has cost more than $48...

Ukraine Hit with Novel ‘FoxBlade’ Trojan Hours Before Invasion

“As tanks rolled into Ukraine, so did malware,” summarized humanitarian author Andreas Harsono, referring to the novel malware that Microsoft has named FoxBlade. On Monday, the company reported that its Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC had detected cyberattacks launched against Ukraine’s digital...

Second New 'IsaacWiper' Data Wiper Targets Ukraine After Russian Invasion

A new data wiper malware has been observed deployed against an unnamed Ukrainian government network, a day after destructive cyber attacks struck multiple entities in the country preceding the start of Russia's military invasion. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET dubbed the new malware "IsaacWiper,"...

How Ukraine's Internet Can Fend Off Russian Attacks

The besieged country's complex internet infrastructure has evolved to promote resiliency...

Understanding and Mitigating Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Summary Actions Critical Infrastructure Organizations Should Implement to Immediately Strengthen Their Cyber Posture. • Patch all systems. Prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities. • Implement multi-factor authentication. • Use antivirus software. • Develop internal contact lists and...

Microsoft Accounts Targeted by Russian-Themed Credential Harvesting

While legitimate concerns abound about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict sparking a far-reaching cyberwarfare conflagration around the globe, small-time crooks are also ramping up their efforts amid the crisis. Phishing emails to Microsoft users warning of Moscow-led account hacking have started to...

Anonymous hacks Russian TV channels & EV charging station with pro-Ukraine messages

By Waqas Anonymous hackers took the responsibility for the attack on Russian State TV channels on February 26th, 2022. Anonymous,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Anonymous hacks Russian TV channels & EV charging station with pro-Ukraine messages...