Russian food delivery app Yandex Food has reported a data breach found to contain location and contact data for Russian military and security agencies.
As of March 15th, the United States was ranked third when it comes to being the target of cyberattacks, with 7% of global cyber threats targeting users in the country. The U.S. ranks behind Russia and Ukraine.
The Russian government has blocked Facebook and restricted content on Twitter amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. VPN services have risen in adoption since the ban.
Following warnings from DHS and CISA about potential Russian cyberattacks on U.S. organizations, the Senate has passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022.
The United States has announced sanctions on two Russian banks in response to the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Citizens of Russia and Ukraine have low levels of digital freedom, according to the Digital Freedom Index, which may obscure public opinion on the conflict.
In Episode 9 of The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Podcast, Ian Thornton-Trump, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Cyjax, and Gareth Corfield, Security and Legal Correspondent at The Register, review the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine and discuss the ongoing “cyber war” in the region.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security, and CISA have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) addressing Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) cyber actors—also known as Advanced Persistent Threat 29 (APT 29), the Dukes, CozyBear, and Yttrium—continued targeting of U.S and foreign entities. The SVR activity—which includes the recent SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise—primarily targets government networks, think tank and policy analysis organizations, and information technology companies and seeks to gather intelligence information.
Norway has blamed Russia for the August cyberattack that targeted the email system of the country's parliament. "Based on the information the government has, it is our view that Russia is responsible for these activities," Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said in a statement, the Moscow Times reports.
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