Ukraine Police Raid Simbox Farms Spreading Russian Propaganda via 1.5 Million Fake Internet Accounts
About 300 GSM gateways and more than 100,000 SIM cards were seized in the operation.
Zeus OTP Malware Trail Leads to Russian Cyberwarfare
The ‘JabberZeus’ cybercrime group were behind a wave of frauds that relied upon intercepting one time passwords sent by SMS.
The Rise of Rogue Russian Operators in Ukraine
Are new Russian operators being established so quickly in occupied territory because the military relies on civilian networks, or could there be a darker purpose?
Ericsson Accused of Selling Equipment That Could Be Used by Russian Military
An argument has arisen about permission to export technology which has both civilian and military uses.
Why Is Network Hijacking Not Considered a Threat to National Security?
Russia’s largest telco took internet traffic that should have gone to the largest US company but the response was muted.
Ex-MI6 Spy Chief Says His Emails Were Hacked; Warns Against Simplistic Interpretation of Russia’s Methods
Russian disinformation portrayed Richard Dearlove as a leader of a pro-Brexit group that has overthrown the UK government.
US Regulator Proposes to Fine UK Telco $660,639 for Failing to Disclose Russian Ownership
A trust set up by sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich owns almost a quarter of Truphone Ltd, the UK-headquartered parent of a US telco.
Tinder Dating App Used to Work around Russian Internet Censorship
A Slovakian marketing agency is persuading Tinder users to tell the truth about war in Ukraine alongside messages of love to Russians.
Why No Sanctions for EU Satellites Spreading Putin’s War Propaganda?
France and the European Union could readily extend sanctions to Russian satellite TV channels but may fear reprisals.
Russian Army Using Simboxes on Ukrainian Networks
Russian soldiers are stealing civilian mobile phones whilst one simboxer was caught with Chinese simboxes that ran thousands of Russian military calls through Ukrainian telcos.