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US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accused five members of Russia’s military intelligence agency of hacking several Ukrainian government agencies, an unnamed U.S. government agency in Maryland, and computers belonging to 26 NATO countries,… 

Microsoft emails that warned customers of Russian hacks criticized for looking like spam and phishing

Microsoft emails that warned customers of Russian hacks criticized for looking like spam and phishing

In March, Microsoft confirmed that Russian government hackers known as Midnight Blizzard (or APT29) had broken into its systems with the goal of stealing various kinds of information, including data on Microsoft customers.  Months later,… 

US charges Russian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware

US charges Russian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware

The Department of Justice has charged a Russian civilian with conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian government computer systems as part of a widespread hacking effort by Russia ahead of its illegal invasion of Ukraine.  U.S. prosecutors…