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Lawmakers Probe Early Release of Top RU Cybercrook

March 15, 2022 admin aleksei burkov, directconnection, jake sullivan, k0pa, mazafaka, naama issachar, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:37:43 +0000

Aleksei Burkov, a cybercriminal who long operated two of Russia’s most exclusive underground hacking forums, was arrested in 2015 by Israeli authorities. The Russian government fought Burkov’s extradition to the U.S. for four years — even arresting and jailing an Israeli woman to force a prisoner swap. That effort failed: Burkov was sent to America, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to nine years in prison. But a little more than a year later, he was quietly released and deported back to Russia. Now some Republican lawmakers are asking why a Russian hacker once described as “an asset of supreme importance” was allowed to shorten his stay.

Independent Krebs

At Request of U.S., Russia Rounds Up 14 REvil Ransomware Affiliates

February 2, 2022 admin andrey sergeevich bessonov, colonial pipeline, darkside, dmitri alperovitch, FSB, gandcrab, immersive labs, kevin breen, Ne'er-Do-Well News, NotPetya, president biden, ransomware, rEvil, roman gennadyevich muromsky, The Coming Storm, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:41:34 +0000

The Russian government said today it arrested 14 people accused of working for “REvil,” a particularly aggressive ransomware group that has extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from victim organizations. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said the actions were taken in response to a request from U.S. officials, but many experts believe the crackdown is part of an effort to reduce tensions over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to station 100,000 troops along the nation’s border with Ukraine.

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Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Pleads Guilty

January 27, 2020 admin aleksei burkov, aqua, cardplanet, directconnection, evil corp., Haaretz, k0pa, maksim viktorovich yakubets, naama issachar, Ne'er-Do-Well News, the times of israel, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:21:46 +0000

Aleksei Burkov, an ultra-connected Russian hacker once described as “an asset of supreme importance” to Moscow, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to running a site that sold stolen payment card data and to administering a highly secretive crime forum that counted among its members some of the most elite Russian cybercrooks.

Independent MotherBoard Security

Here Are 14 Facebook and Instagram Ads that Russian Trolls Bought to Divide Americans

November 1, 2017 admin Donald Trump, Facebook, fake news, Hillary Clinton, instagram, Internet Research Agency, Russia, social media, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: Emanuel Maiberg| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:37:35 +0000

Lawmakers released some ads purchased on Facebook and Instagram by Russian government-linked entities.

Independent Krebs

Twitter Bots Use Likes, RTs for Intimidation

August 30, 2017 admin Atlantic Council, Ben Nimmo, Colin Crowell, Daily Beast, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Donald Trump, Ed Summers, email bomb, Eric Uman, Jeff Larson, Joseph Cox, Kremlin, Lauren Kirchner, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, Other, ProPublica, Twitter bots, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 03:59:49 +0000

I awoke this morning to find my account on Twitter (@briankrebs) had attracted almost 12,000 new followers overnight. Then I noticed I’d gained almost as many followers as the number of re-tweets (RTs) earned for a tweet I published on Tuesday. The tweet stated how every time I tweet something related to Russian President Vladimir Putin I […]

Independent MotherBoard Security

Where in the World Is Vlad Putin? A Biogeographical Investigation

August 21, 2017 admin biogeography, biology, investigations, Russia, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: David Steen| Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000

I attempted to track Putin based on the fish, tree, and fungus species in his vacation photos.

Security Wired

Don’t Buy Into Putin’s Latest Misdirection on Election Hacking

June 1, 2017 admin hacks, Russia, Security, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:24:55 +0000

Don’t Buy Into Putin’s Latest Misdirection on Election Hacking

Vladimir Putin says “patriotic” Russian hackers may meddle in elections, but he’s just creating more noise. The post Don’t Buy Into Putin’s Latest Misdirection on Election Hacking appeared first on WIRED.

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The Backstory Behind Carder Kingpin Roman Seleznev’s Record 27 Year Prison Sentence

April 24, 2017 admin bulba, FBI, FSB, Igor Litvak, nCux, Other, Roman Seleznev, secret service, Valery Seleznev, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:37:23 +0000

Roman Seleznev, a 32-year-old Russian cybercriminal and prolific credit card thief, was sentenced Friday to 27 years in federal prison. That is a record punishment for hacking violations in the United States and by all accounts one designed to send a message to criminal hackers everywhere. But a close review of the case suggests that Seleznev’s record sentence was severe in large part because the evidence against him was substantial and yet he declined to cooperate with prosecutors prior to his trial. The son of an influential Russian politician, Seleznev made international headlines in 2014 after he was captured while vacationing in The Maldives, a popular vacation spot for Russians and one that many Russian cybercriminals previously considered to be out of reach for western law enforcement agencies. He was whisked away to Guam briefly before being transported to Washington state to stand trial for computer hacking charges.

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