One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites where stolen goods, credit cards and data…
Tag: Russian
Hacker 'Rasputin' Probes Top Unis and Governments for SQLi Bugs
‘Rasputin’ has subsequently targeted over 60 universities and federal, state, and local US government agencies. By Phil Muncaster A prolific Russian-speaking hacker has been systematically locating and exploiting SQLi vulnerabilities…
Russian site 'hit by huge data breach'
Login names and passwords for more than 98 million users of the Russian Rambler.ru email service have reportedly been stolen and put online. The data included email addresses and passwords…
Russian MP's son convicted of hacking scheme
Russian Roman Seleznev has been found guilty in the US of running a hacking scheme that stole $169m (£131m). The hacking scheme he ran from 2008 to 2014 targeted US…
Apple devices held for ransom, rumors claim 40M iCloud accounts hacked
Ransom demands are written in Russian via the Find my iPhone service. By Steve Ragan Since February, a number of Apple users have reported locked devices displaying ransom demands written…
Android Mazar malware that can 'wipe phones' spread via SMS
A Danish security company has detected an attempt to spread a powerful form of Android malware via text messages. By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Mazar can gain administrator rights on…