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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 594

Russian hackers

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony in Moscow on June 12, 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov / Sputnik / AFP)
June 13, 2023, 7:26 pm
France says it uncovered major Russian disinformation effort; Israel said targeted
Russian entities set up counterfeit news sites disguised as popular outlets to publish content critical of pro-Ukraine stances
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man types on a computer keyboard as coding language is seen on the screen (gorodenkoff; iStock by Getty Images)
January 6, 2023, 11:03 pm
Russian hackers reportedly targeted US nuclear sites after Ukraine invasion
Team known as Cold River created fake login pages and emailed scientists in bid to get to their passwords; unclear if effort was successful
By ToI Staff
An illustrative image of a hacker (Михаил Руденко; iStock by Getty Images)
October 26, 2022, 11:03 pm
Kremlin-affiliated hackers said to attack Knesset website, citing Ukraine aid
Russian group Xaknet takes responsibility for hack, which raises concerns of potential election interference
By ToI Staff
Election workers count ballots in Jerusalem on March 25, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
August 12, 2022, 9:46 pm
Shin Bet said to fear Russian and Iranian interference in upcoming election
Agency launches ‘Operation Defend our Democracy’ to thwart such attacks, is also concerned that Israelis themselves may rile up political discourse due to MKs escalated rhetoric
By ToI Staff
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 28, 2022 shows the stand of Russian antivirus software development company Kaspersky on the opening day of the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona, Spain. - German cyber security agency BSI on March 15, 2022 urged consumers not to use anti-virus software made by Russia's Kaspersky, warning the firm could be implicated in hacking assaults amid Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)
March 15, 2022, 2:38 pm
Germany warns against use of anti-virus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky
German cybersecurity agency says tech firm could be involved in hacking assaults during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine; US banned use of the software by government agencies in 2017
By AFP
In this Monday, May 21, 2012 file photo, Graff Diamonds Founder and Chairman Laurence Graff, right, and CEO Francois Graff stands before attending an IPO roadshow in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
November 1, 2021, 2:16 am
Russian gang hacks high society jewelers Graff, begins leaking client details
Hackers said to demand multi-million dollar ransom, release includes files on Donald Trump, Oprah, Arab royalty and other celebrities
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People walk past a Microsoft office in New York, November 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Swayne B. Hall)
October 8, 2021, 12:24 pm
Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks in past year, Microsoft says
Attacks mostly target Western government agencies and think tanks; their success rate rises to 32% compared to 21% in the previous year
By Frank Bajak
A general view of the part of the Russian Embassy in Kensington, as pedestrian walk past London, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
April 16, 2021, 9:24 am
UK summons Russian ambassador over ‘malign activity’
Foreign Office says actions include ‘cyber intrusions, election interference, and military buildup in illegally annexed Crimea’; move comes as US expels 10 Russian diplomats
By AFP
Illustrative: Workers scan ballots as the Fulton County presidential recount gets under way, November 25, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
March 16, 2021, 11:14 pm
US: Iran and Russia targeted 2020 elections, but didn’t compromise result
Government departments say hackers ‘materially impacted’ security of networks, though no evidence found that they manipulated the outcome
By AFP
This June 6, 2013 file photo shows the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Maryland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
December 19, 2020, 9:41 am
Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’
Experts say there simply are not enough skilled threat-hunting teams to identify all government and private-sector systems that may have been attacked
By Frank Bajak
Election workers sort returned ballots at the King County Elections office in Renton, Washington, Oct. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
October 23, 2020, 5:25 am
US officials say Russian hackers targeting state, local government networks
FBI and Homeland Security say upcoming election not under threat, but warning about hacking amplifies fears of tampering and undermining public confidence in vote
By Eric Tucker
A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed as Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers, left, takes the podium to speak at a news conference at the Department of Justice, October 19, 2020, in Washington. Also pictured is US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Brady, center. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, pool)
October 20, 2020, 1:48 am
US charges Russian intel officers in vast hacking campaign
Six suspects, not in US custody, targeted French election, Ukraine, Olympics; was behind ‘most disruptive, destructive series of computer attacks ever attributed to single group’
By Chris Lefkow
Placards belonging to remain in the European Union, anti-Brexit protesters stand outside the Houses of Parliament in London, January 7, 2020. (Matt Dunham/AP)
July 21, 2020, 2:30 pm
Long-awaited report says hard to prove Russian influence on UK Brexit referendum
But parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee says ‘serious questions needed to be asked’ about government’s slow recognition of threat of meddling
By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London on July 1, 2020. (Ben Stansall/AFP)
July 16, 2020, 6:02 pm
UK says ‘Russian actors’ likely tried to disrupt 2019 election
Leaked official documents from US-Britain trade talks were used by Labour Party to claim Conservative government planned to sell country’s health service to US companies
By AFP
Illustrative. A hacker breaking into a computer. (gorodenkoff via iStockPhoto)
January 14, 2020, 6:16 am
Russian agents hacked company key to Trump Ukraine scandal: researchers
Timing of operation suggests hackers of Burisma gas company were searching for material that could damage the Bidens
By Frank Bajak
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