WikiLeaks reveals Russian spying operations
Putin running a similar operation to the US
WikiLeaks, which has lately appeared to be the mouthpiece for Russian intelligence, has suddenly turned on its Kremlin masters.
FireEye spot spooks' Microsoft Office hack
Pass the SOAP
FireEye found a malicious Microsoft Office RTF document which has all the hallmarks of being made by the CIA to hack Microsoft Office docs.
Russian spooks tried to game French election
Used Facebook to try to sink Macron
Russian spooks had a crack at gaming the French elections using fake Facebook personas, according to a US congressman and two other people briefed on the effort.
Putin’s hackers hit Ireland’s power grid
Putin and Trump will just say it is just leprechauns
Kremlin-based hackers targeted Ireland's power grid in another cyberattack on UK's critical infrastructure in exactly the sort of attack which is being dismissed as fake news.
Kaspersky worked with the FSB in 2008
Closer than previously admitted
Claims by the AV outfit Kaspersky that it only has a passing connection with Russian spooks have been damaged by the leak of some internal emails.
UK political hack was carried out by amateurs
Not the Russians this time
A hack of UK politicians which was thought to be the work of Russians turned out to be carried out by amateurs.
Russian hackers focused on 21 electorates
But failed to do much good
Homeland Security says that it has found evidence that Russian hackers targeted 21 US state election systems in the 2016 presidential race – a small number were breached but there was no evidence any votes were manipulated.
How Macon’s IT crowd saw off the Russian hackers
Russian bear falls for honeypot easter egg
A last-minute attempt by Russian hackers to overturn the French election in favour of Tsar Putin’s favourite destabilising candidate came unstuck with some good IT management.
Wikileaks exposes CIA’s weeping angel
Don’t blink
Russian security services mouthpiece, Wikileaks, has just released something that Vladimir Putin’s finest have discovered about the CIA’s tools to hack Samsung tellies.
"Arrogant" Apple falls foul of Tsar Putin
Price fixing allegations
Fruity cargo cult Apple's arrogant attitude to its business partners might have earned it a price fixing court case in Tsar Putin's Russia.