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Mike Eckel

@mike_eckel
17 posts
2026-02-10
Russia's tech regulator Roskomnadzor has begun throttling Telegram, per @ru_rbc. No confirmation or announcement why, but likely part of effort to push Russians away from non-state-controlled apps (incl. WhatsApp) and onto Messenger Max. https://t.me/...
2026-02-10 View on X
Bloomberg

Russian media: Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, plans to limit access to Telegram from Tuesday, as the government promotes its Max “super app”

Russia's communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, plans to limit access to Telegram from Tuesday, the RBC news service reported …

2024-10-04
U.S. officials seize dozens of Internet domains (allegedly) used by the FSB and proxies to spearphish U.S. government computers and email accounts. ("Callisto Group," a.k.a. FSB's Center 18) https://www.justice.gov/...
2024-10-04 View on X
Bloomberg

The US and Microsoft seize 107 websites used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies in the US operating under Star Blizzard, a group active since 2016

Today, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a civil action brought … Ben Johnson : 👏 I'm very proud that today, it was unveiled that the NGO-ISAC,...

2024-10-01
U.S. issues new sanctions, and a new indictment, related to Evil Corp., the Russian ransomware group whose founder/leader, Maxim Yakubets, was the son-in-law of ex-FSB special forces officer, Eduard Bendersky. (h/t @pustota) [image]
2024-10-01 View on X
Bloomberg

As the US and allies try to sanction Evil Corp., the UK NCA says the ransomware gang conducted cyberattacks and espionage ops on NATO allies on Kremlin orders

- Evil Corp. cybercrime crew conducted espionage on NATO members  — UK, US and Australia issued sanctions against alleged hackers

2023-12-09
👀"Centre 18, a unit within Russia's FSB, has been identified as being accountable for a range of cyber espionage operations targeting the UK." https://www.gov.uk/... [image]
2023-12-09 View on X
Wall Street Journal

The US and the UK accuse Russia's FSB of orchestrating a global hacking campaign since 2015 to interfere in UK elections and target US energy networks and spies

2023-12-08
👀"Centre 18, a unit within Russia's FSB, has been identified as being accountable for a range of cyber espionage operations targeting the UK." https://www.gov.uk/... [image]
2023-12-08 View on X
Wall Street Journal

The US and the UK accuse Russia's FSB of orchestrating a global hacking campaign since 2015 to interfere in UK elections and target US energy networks and spies

The cyberattacks also allegedly took aim at U.S. energy networks and American spies  —  LONDON—The U.S. and U.K. governments …

2023-12-07
👀"Centre 18, a unit within Russia's FSB, has been identified as being accountable for a range of cyber espionage operations targeting the UK." https://www.gov.uk/... [image]
2023-12-07 View on X
The Record

The UK accuses a unit of Russia's FSB of using cyberattacks in a “sustained but unsuccessful” campaign to undermine democratic institutions since 2015

The British government accused a unit of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday of using cyberattacks in a …

2023-09-15
“I f—ed up” was how Sam Bankman-Fried put it in a planned congressional testimony written before his arrest. He was, he seemed to be saying, just a kid in way over his head. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @BW
2023-09-15 View on X
Bloomberg

How Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both renowned Stanford scholars, opened doors for their son, Sam, and provided a halo effect for FTX before its implosion

2023-09-14
“I f—ed up” was how Sam Bankman-Fried put it in a planned congressional testimony written before his arrest. He was, he seemed to be saying, just a kid in way over his head. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @BW
2023-09-14 View on X
CoinDesk

A US judge says FTX can now sell, stake, and hedge its crypto holdings, which the company says are worth $3.4B+, including $1.16B in solana, to repay creditors

Helene Braun / CoinDesk :

“I f—ed up” was how Sam Bankman-Fried put it in a planned congressional testimony written before his arrest. He was, he seemed to be saying, just a kid in way over his head. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @BW
2023-09-14 View on X
Bloomberg

How Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both renowned Stanford scholars, opened doors for their son, Sam, and provided a halo effect for FTX before its implosion

Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both renowned Stanford scholars, opened doors for their son and provided a halo effect for his company.

2023-02-10
.@USTreasury announces sanctions against Trickbot Group, a Russian group that officials say infected millions of computers worldwide with malware targeting hospitals, schools, others. ("Current members of the Trickbot Group are associated with Russian Intelligence Services." 🧐) https://twitter.com/...
2023-02-10 View on X
The Record

The US and the UK sanction seven people based in Russia, with likely FSB ties, connected to the Conti and Ryuk ransomware gangs and the Trickbot banking trojan

on par with terrorism and military crisis between states. Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk : Russian Cybercrime Gang Trickbot Sanctioned by US, UK Maggie Miller / Politico : U.S., U.K. sa...

@USTreasury This 2021 US indictment against Alla Witte, a Latvian/Russian woman who allegedly wrote malware used by the group, details some of TrickBot backstory, the Dyre trojan and a film company called 25th Floor (which is notorious among Russia hackers/cyberexperts) https://twitter.com/...
2023-02-10 View on X
The Record

The US and the UK sanction seven people based in Russia, with likely FSB ties, connected to the Conti and Ryuk ransomware gangs and the Trickbot banking trojan

on par with terrorism and military crisis between states. Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk : Russian Cybercrime Gang Trickbot Sanctioned by US, UK Maggie Miller / Politico : U.S., U.K. sa...

2022-04-21
“I unequivocally will not go to Rutube because it's a cheap surrogate that won't ever be able to replace YouTube.” https://www.wsj.com/...
2022-04-21 View on X
Wall Street Journal

A look at Russia's efforts to promote homegrown social media like Rutube and VKontakte, even as local content creators choose to stick with Western services

Kremlin cracks down on Western social media, but Russia's homemade alternatives are a tough sell Tweets: @etbrooking , @evangershkovich , @saraheneedleman , and @mike_eckel Tweets:...

2022-01-17
here's what Microsoft says it's found about the malware hack/attack on Ukrainian government websites ( short version: it's bigger than realized; it's not the last of its kind, it's not a criminal group, but rather a state-sponsored agency): https://www.microsoft.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-01-17 View on X
Microsoft Security Blog

Microsoft identifies a destructive malware operation targeting Ukrainian organizations; the malware looks like ransomware but lacks a ransom recovery mechanism

European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company Vilius Petkauskas / cybernews.com : Belarus state hackers suspected behind Ukraine cyberattack Grugq /...

2022-01-15
FSB video of the alleged raid (which is entertaining but not that enlightening): https://twitter.com/...
2022-01-15 View on X
Reuters

Russia's FSB says it detained and charged REvil ransomware gang members at the request of the US; source: Russian citizens won't be handed over to the US

Russia's FSB security service conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States …

2022-01-14
FSB video of the alleged raid (which is entertaining but not that enlightening): https://twitter.com/...
2022-01-14 View on X
Reuters

Russia's FSB says it detained and charged members of the REvil ransomware gang at the request of the US; source: Russian citizens won't be handed over to the US

Russia's FSB security service conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States …

2021-09-29
.@GroupIB confirms that Russian law enforcement raided/searched its Moscow offices. “the reason for the search was not yet clear.” (nothing about reports that CEO Ilya Sachkov was detained) https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-29 View on X
Reuters

Russia arrests Ilya Sachkov, the CEO of cybersecurity company Group-IB, on suspicion of treason and will hold him in custody for two months

Russia has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the chief executive of top Russian cybersecurity company Group IB, on suspicion of state treason and will hold …

the case MAY be related to the testimony that a Group IB executive gave in 2014 to the FBI, regarding the investigation into a hacker named Yevgeny Nikulin. Backstory here: https://www.rferl.org/...
2021-09-29 View on X
Reuters

Russia arrests Ilya Sachkov, the CEO of cybersecurity company Group-IB, on suspicion of treason and will hold him in custody for two months

Russia has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the chief executive of top Russian cybersecurity company Group IB, on suspicion of state treason and will hold …