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Remotely Stopping Polish Trains

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cyberattack, cybersecurity, radio, russia, Security technology, transportation, Uncategorized

Turns out that it’s easy to broadcast radio commands that force Polish trains to stop: …the saboteurs appear to have sent simple so-called “radio-stop” commands via radio frequency to the trains they targeted. Because the trains use a radio system that lacks encryption or authentication for those commands, Olejnik says, anyone with as little as … Read More “Remotely Stopping Polish Trains” »

FBI Disables Russian Malware

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cyberespionage, espionage, fbi, hacking, malware, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized

Reuters is reporting that the FBI “had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia’s FSB security service against an undisclosed number of American computers, a move they hoped would deal a death blow to one of Russia’s leading cyber spying programs.” The headline says that the FBI “sabotaged” the malware, which seems to be wrong. … Read More “FBI Disables Russian Malware” »

PIPEDREAM Malware against Industrial Control Systems

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advanced persistent threats, cybersecurity, infrastructure, malware, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized

Another nation-state malware, Russian in origin: In the early stages of the war in Ukraine in 2022, PIPEDREAM, a known malware was quietly on the brink of wiping out a handful of critical U.S. electric and liquid natural gas sites. PIPEDREAM is an attack toolkit with unmatched and unprecedented capabilities developed for use against industrial … Read More “PIPEDREAM Malware against Industrial Control Systems” »

Russian Cyberwarfare Documents Leaked

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cyberespionage, cyberwar, espionage, hacking, leaks, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized, whistleblowers

Now this is interesting: Thousands of pages of secret documents reveal how Vulkan’s engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, train operatives before attacks on national infrastructure, spread disinformation and control sections of the internet. The company’s work is linked to the federal security service or FSB, the domestic … Read More “Russian Cyberwarfare Documents Leaked” »

Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine

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cyberattack, cyberwar, defense, infrastructure, reports, russia, Security technology, ukraine, Uncategorized

The Aspen Institute has published a good analysis of the successes, failures, and absences of cyberattacks as part of the current war in Ukraine: “The Cyber Defense Assistance Imperative ­ Lessons from Ukraine.” Its conclusion: Cyber defense assistance in Ukraine is working. The Ukrainian government and Ukrainian critical infrastructure organizations have better defended themselves and … Read More “Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine” »

Ukraine Intercepting Russian Soldiers’ Cell Phone Calls

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cell phones, eavesdropping, iphone, russia, Security technology, smartphones, ukraine, Uncategorized

They’re using commercial phones, which go through the Ukrainian telecom network: “You still have a lot of soldiers bringing cellphones to the frontline who want to talk to their families and they are either being intercepted as they go through a Ukrainian telecommunications provider or intercepted over the air,” said Alperovitch. “That doesn’t pose too … Read More “Ukraine Intercepting Russian Soldiers’ Cell Phone Calls” »

Trojaned Windows Installer Targets Ukraine

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backdoors, malware, russia, Security technology, supply chain, torrents, ukraine, Uncategorized

Mandiant is reporting on a trojaned Windows installer that targets Ukrainian users. The installer was left on various torrent sites, presumably ensnaring people downloading pirated copies of the operating system: Mandiant uncovered a socially engineered supply chain operation focused on Ukrainian government entities that leveraged trojanized ISO files masquerading as legitimate Windows 10 Operating System … Read More “Trojaned Windows Installer Targets Ukraine” »

How to Surrender to a Drone

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drones, russia, Security technology, ukraine, Uncategorized, war

The Ukrainian army has released an instructional video explaining how Russian soldiers should surrender to a drone: “Seeing the drone in the field of view, make eye contact with it,” the video instructs. Soldiers should then raise their arms and signal they’re ready to follow. After that the drone will move up and down a … Read More “How to Surrender to a Drone” »

CryWiper Data Wiper Targeting Russian Sites

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data destruction, malware, ransomware, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized

Kaspersky is reporting on a data wiper masquerading as ransomware that is targeting local Russian government networks. The Trojan corrupts any data that’s not vital for the functioning of the operating system. It doesn’t affect files with extensions .exe, .dll, .lnk, .sys or .msi, and ignores several system folders in the C:Windows directory. The malware … Read More “CryWiper Data Wiper Targeting Russian Sites” »

Russian Software Company Pretending to Be American

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russia, Security technology, smartphones, supply chain, Uncategorized

Computer code developed by a company called Pushwoosh is in about 8,000 Apple and Google smartphone apps. The company pretends to be American when it is actually Russian. According to company documents publicly filed in Russia and reviewed by Reuters, Pushwoosh is headquartered in the Siberian town of Novosibirsk, where it is registered as a … Read More “Russian Software Company Pretending to Be American” »