A woman passes by flags of the European Union outside the European commission headquarters in Brussels, on May 23, 2024, ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / Getty Images) Phones of journalists and activists in Europe targeted with Pegasus The notorious Israeli spyware was used to target journalists often working in exile from their authoritarian home countries, report finds. May 30, 2024 By AJ Vicens
(Getty Images) Another round of ‘wiper’ malware appears in Ukrainian networks The wiper could add to the woes of a country increasingly under physical and cyber assault. Feb 23, 2022 By Tim Starks
U.S. troops arrived in NATO member Lithuania in September, 2020 for military exercises near the border with Belarus. (Photo by PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Ghostwriter’ disinformation campaign rages on as Biden prepares for NATO trip “These types of tactics are readily deployable elsewhere," said FireEye's Lee Foster. Apr 28, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Anti-NATO disinformation effort uses coronavirus to poke political tensions A new report from FireEye does not attribute the effort to the Russian government, though the motives are consistent. Jul 29, 2020 By Jeff Stone
U.S. agrees to help Baltic states bolster grid cybersecurity The agreement comes as the ex-Soviet countries look to disentangle themselves from Russian electric infrastructure. Oct 7, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Operator of ‘VirusTotal for criminals’ gets 14-year prison sentence “Ruslan Bondars helped malware developers attack American businesses,” said Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski. Sep 21, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Marc Treble / Flickr) Latvian hacker sentenced to 33 months in prison for scareware scheme At one time, Peteris Sahurovs was among the FBI's most wanted criminals. Sep 12, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Getty) Latvian national convicted of running ‘VirusTotal-for-criminals’ malware scanner Ruslan Bondars was convicted by a federal jury on three charges for running the underground service. May 16, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Flickr/Markus Spiske) Charges of political hacking emerge as major German federal election approaches Another election, another information campaign with Russian ties. Sep 6, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
Evidence of an effort by Russia to boost Trump’s re-election campaign would demonstrate that Russia hasn’t been deterred by U.S. government actions. (Wikicommons) Ahead of Trump-Putin meeting, Russian Embassy protests arrest of hacker The Russian Embassy to the U.S. accused Washington Wednesday of "kidnapping" Yury Martyshev, a Latvian man with Russian citizenship who is accused of committing cybercrime, after Martyshev… Jul 6, 2017 By Chris Bing