Articles Tagged with ''Russia''

Russian identities were breached to the highest level in Q1 2022, followed by the United States and Poland. A study from Surfshark examines data breach statistics in early 2022.

Russian food delivery app Yandex Food has reported a data breach found to contain location and contact data for Russian military and security agencies.

Cybercriminals have begun to leverage the Russian invasion of Ukraine to target phishing victims by posing as legitimate aid organizations.

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.

Microsoft says it found FoxBlade, a new malware that targets digital infrastructure, hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. 

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.