ukraine Major Cyberattack Knocks Out Ukrainian Military and Banking Websites A coordinated cyberattack disables the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and major banks, sparking fears of further digital warfare amid rising border tensions.
ukraine Major Cyberattack Strikes Ukrainian Banks and Defense Ministry Amid Invasion Fears A disruptive DDoS attack temporarily knocks offline Ukrainian defense websites and major banks as military tensions with Russia escalate. Investigators work to trace the source of the hacking incident.
cisa US Agencies Warn Destructive Ukraine Malware Could Spread to American Networks CISA and the FBI warn that Russian "wiper" malware targeting Ukrainian systems poses a significant risk of spilling over into US networks. The destructive software renders Windows systems inoperable and exploits common IT management tools to propagate.
cisa CISA Issues Shields Up Warning Amid Growing Russian Cyber Threat The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency alerts US businesses and agencies to prepare for potential Russian cyberattacks as tensions over Ukraine escalate. The agency urges organizations to immediately strengthen their digital defenses and update incident response plans.
ukraine Massive Cyberattack Strikes Ukrainian Government Websites Amid Russian Tensions Dozens of Ukrainian government websites are knocked offline by a coordinated cyberattack that warns citizens to expect the worst. The breach occurs as tens of thousands of Russian troops mass on the border, raising suspicions of Moscow's involvement.
international space station International Space Station Adjusts Orbit to Dodge Russian Anti-Satellite Debris The International Space Station successfully fires thrusters on a docked cargo ship to avoid space junk created by a 2021 Russian weapons test. The brief maneuver slightly raises the station's altitude without disrupting normal operations.
russia Russian Anti-Satellite Test Creates Long-Term Space Debris Threat A Russian missile test destroys a defunct satellite, scattering thousands of debris fragments that endanger the International Space Station and low Earth orbit satellites for years.
russia Russian Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Generates Dangerous Orbital Debris Field Russia destroys one of its own defunct satellites in a direct-ascent anti-satellite test, creating over 1,500 pieces of trackable debris. The resulting orbital debris field forces International Space Station crew members to seek immediate shelter.
fireeye Premier Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Suffers Major State-Sponsored Breach FireEye, a top cybersecurity company that investigates major hacks worldwide, reveals that it is now a victim of a sophisticated attack by a foreign government. The breach highlights that even the most advanced digital defenders remain highly vulnerable to elite nation-state threats.
fireeye Top-Tier Nation-State Hackers Breach Cybersecurity Firm FireEye, Steal Red Team Tools FireEye reveals that sophisticated nation-state hackers, widely believed to be aligned with Russia, breach their systems and steal specialized offensive security tools. The company sees no evidence yet that the stolen red team tools are being used in the wild.
cisa Russian Intelligence Behind Widespread SolarWinds Supply Chain Cyberattack The US government attributes a massive, ongoing cyberattack targeting government and critical infrastructure to the Russian SVR. The threat actor primarily exploits a compromised SolarWinds Orion update but also uses other methods like SAML token abuse.
cybersecurity Global Cyber Actions Target Elections, Tech Giants, and 5G Networks A busy week in cybersecurity sees Iran and Russia targeting U.S. elections, the U.S. indicting Russian GRU officers, and Europe taking strong stands against Chinese 5G equipment and state-sponsored hackers.
microsoft Microsoft Thwarts Foreign Cyberattacks Targeting 2020 US Presidential Campaigns Microsoft reports that state-backed hacking groups from Russia, China, and Iran actively target the upcoming US presidential election. The company successfully blocks most of these cyberattacks and issues direct notifications to the impacted political campaigns.
russia Russia Approves Sputnik-V Vaccine Despite Incomplete Testing Russia grants emergency approval to a covid-19 vaccine named Sputnik-V, though it lacks completed large-scale clinical trials. The fast-tracked move serves as a point of national pride and could intensify the global vaccine race.
cybersecurity Russian Hackers Target COVID-19 Vaccine Researchers in Three Nations A Russian intelligence group known as APT29 faces accusations of hacking coronavirus vaccine developers in the US, UK, and Canada to steal valuable research and intellectual property.