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Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools
A group of hackers suspected of working at least in part for the Russian government targeted iPhone users…
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US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine
A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools that were likely designed by…
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Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn
Russian government hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, particularly government and military officials, as well as journalists…
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An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor
A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools that were likely designed by…
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Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia
A veteran cybersecurity executive who prosecutors said “betrayed” the United States will spend at least the next seven…
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Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker
Peter Williams, a former U.S. defense contractor boss, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for…
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Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying exploits stolen from U.S. defense contractor
The U.S. government announced on Tuesday sanctions against two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well…
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DOJ says Trenchant boss sold exploits to Russian broker capable of accessing ‘millions of computers and devices’
The former boss of a U.S. maker of hacking and surveillance tools stole and sold technology that can…
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Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
The Polish government said Russian government hackers broke into parts of the country’s energy grid infrastructure, taking advantage…
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Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage
A failed December effort to bring down parts of Poland’s energy grid was the work of Russian government…