US, UK point fingers at Russia over large-scale brute-force attacks

APT28, a state-sponsored Russian hacking group, is conducting large-scale attacks against governments and businesses across the globe, cyber agencies from the US and UK claim. The warning was issued in a new security advisory, published jointly by four intelligence organizations: the US National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the UK’s …

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US blames Russia for SolarWinds attack, imposes sanctions

US President Joe Biden has imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled almost a dozen Russian diplomats from US soil, as per a BBC report.  One of the key factors behind the move is last year’s SolarWinds supply chain cyberattack, which saw cybercriminals infiltrate more than 18,000 US companies and government organizations. The US government has now officially blamed the …

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US government blames Russia for SolarWinds hack

The US government has accused Russia of being behind the recent SolarWinds attack, which is considered to be among the most significant of 2020. On Tuesday, four US security agencies, all members of a task force set up specifically to investigate the SolarWinds attack, issued a joint statement claiming the attack was “likely Russian in origin”. The agencies in question …

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