Stolen PC locator plays double agent, say researchers By Thomas Claburn LoJack for Laptops, a software tool designed to rat on computer thieves, appears to be serving a double purpose…
Tag: Fancy Bear
Fancy Bear: Germany investigates cyber-attack 'by Russians'
Germany is investigating a security breach of its defence and interior ministries’ private networks, a government spokesman has confirmed. A notorious Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear, or APT28,…
Lazarus Group, Fancy Bear Most Active Threat Groups in 2017
Kelly Sheridan Lazarus, believed to operate out of North Korea, and Fancy Bear, believed to operate out of Russia, were most referenced threat actor groups in last year’s cyberattacks. The…
Russian Fancy Bear hackers' UK link revealed
By Chris Vallance, BBC Radio 4, PM When Russia’s most notorious hackers hired servers from a UK-registered company, they left a trove of clues behind, the BBC has discovered. The…
Microsoft fixes bug used by Russian hacker group
Microsoft has issued a patch for a software bug being actively exploited by hackers trying to infiltrate government networks. Details of the bug were made public earlier this month by…
Why Windows hack is being blamed on Russia-linked group
Microsoft’s Windows chief has accused a notorious group of hackers – previously linked to Russia – of making use of an unpatched flaw in its operating system. By Leo Kelion,…