Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) State-backed hackers are experimenting with OpenAI models Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are exploring the use of large language models in their operations. Feb 14, 2024 By Elias Groll
A man enters the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 19, 2021. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images) Microsoft seizes internet domains linked to GRU cyberattacks against Ukraine Strontium — a group linked to Russian military intelligence — was using the domains to target Ukrainian institutions, Microsoft said. Apr 8, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
People stand with their luggage as they wait to be relocated from the temporary shelter for refugees in a former shopping center between the Ukrainian border and the Polish city of Przemysl, in Poland, on March 8, 2022. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images) Against backdrop of Russian-Ukraine war, researchers witness flurry of nation-aligned hacking Polish, Ukrainian and European targets are facing a barrage of cyber operations, researchers say. Mar 8, 2022
A guard looks out from behind a gate as a police officer patrols in front of a fenced in hotel being used as part of the closed loop management for people who have arrived for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics on January 26, 2022 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) APTs quiet ahead of Beijing games, but financially motivated hackers are still lurking, research says Nation-state hackers might not want to get on China's bad side, but athletes, officials, volunteers and fans should watch their phones. Jan 26, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Police officers wearing face masks guard in terminal F at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on April 4, 2020. (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images) A new group of cyber mercenaries targets businesses, journalists — including some in Russia The group shares some similarities with Fancy Bear, but is a separate organization, Trend Micro found. Nov 10, 2021 By Tonya Riley
General view of the Norwegian Parliament is seen on October 13, 2020 as the Norwegian Government said it believes that Russia is behind a cyberattack on the Norwegian Parliament, in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by ORN E. BORGEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images) US, UK accuse Russian military hackers of battering-ram password attacks against hundreds of targets The targets of Fancy Bear's brute force attacks include both government agencies and the private sector, the advisory alleges. Jul 1, 2021 By Tim Starks
Fancy Bear When Fancy Bear isn’t so Fancy: APT group’s ‘crude’ methods continue to work Why waste a prized hacking tool when email will do just fine? Dec 18, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Norway’s parliament in Oslo. Norwegian authorities have pointed the finger at Russia’s Fancy Bear for a cyberattack on the legislative body (Eric Lumsden/Flickr). Norwegian police implicate Fancy Bear in parliament hack, describe ‘brute forcing’ of email accounts Norway's allegation against Fancy Bear follows Germany's blaming of the group for a 2015 hack on that country's parliament. Dec 8, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Russian, North Korean hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine researchers — and some attacks got through, Microsoft says Three groups targeted seven prominent companies in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States, Microsoft said. Nov 13, 2020 By Tim Starks
(Wikicommons) EU slaps sanctions on GRU leader, Fancy Bear, FBI-wanted hacker over Bundestag attack It's just the second time the EU has used its cyber sanctions powers. Oct 22, 2020 By Tim Starks