Europol and Eurojust disrupt pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) that has claimed responsibility for 1,000+ DDoS attacks since 2022, and make two arrests
- Europol, Eurojust say more than 100 attack servers disrupted — Two arrested in France and Spain, warrants out for 6 Russians
The US DOJ announces criminal charges against 16 individuals allegedly linked to DanaBot, a Russia-based malware operation that infected 300K+ machines globally
“Although the DanaBot C2s are active for extended periods of time, 50% of the infected victims only communicate … Forums: r/ActiveMeasures : Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in c...
Experts say the Kremlin's throttling of YouTube is driving Russians to state-controlled platforms; Google data shows Russian traffic to YouTube is down ~66% YoY
Paul Sonne / New York Times :
The US and allies reveal that hacker group Cadet Blizzard is part of Russia's GRU Unit 29155, which is responsible for coup attempts, assassinations, and more
There has been a lot of talk this week about Putin paying “useful idiots” to spread his propaganda. … X: @dojnatsec : Five Russian GRU Officers and One Civilian Charged for Conspiring to Hack Ukrainia...
YouTube takes down Tenet Media and four other channels after the US DOJ alleged that Russia was paying US right-wing political influencers to produce content
The reverberations from indictments this week over Russian influence buying continue to spread. Will Shanklin / Engadget : YouTube terminates five right-wing channels linked to the DOJ's Russia indict...
Russians, from Kremlin officials to Putin's harshest critics, see Telegram as the best source of uncensored info, including on Ukraine, and problematic content
Bloomberg :
Telegram, used by half of Russia's 140M residents, has become a refuge for LGBTQ+ citizens, who routinely create new channels to avoid government surveillance
Sassafras Lowrey / Wired : X: @fredpagesf X: Fred Page / @fredpagesf : Life for LGBTQ+ Russians is harrowing. Over the past decade, building on anti-"gay propaganda" laws, President Vladimir Putin ha...
How Ukraine recreated the Soledar Salt Mine in Minecraft to let players compete for prizes and donate to restore a school hit by a Russian missile
Dig in Minecraft. Rebuild in Real Life French developers Endorah … Minesalt : Welcome to Minesalt — Minesalt is a Recreation of the Soledar Salt Mines in Minecraft. Odessa Journal : United24 recrea...
Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored hackers Midnight Blizzard accessed some of its “source code repositories and internal systems” following the January hack
and the Attack Isn't Over Pranav Dixit / Business Today : Microsoft discloses source code theft by Russian hackers Michael Kan / PCMag : Microsoft: Russian Hackers Accessed Company Source Code Jak Con...
A look at the cottage industry of Russian tech contractors, many owned by oligarch-linked Citadel Group, building digital surveillance tools for use by the FSB
Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. Mastodon: @Mer__edith@mastodon.world . Twitter: @matthew_d_green , @sat...