Trump supporter wanted to sell Pelosi's laptop to Putin
Published in PC Hardware


Romantic partner grassed her up

A Pennsylvania woman accused of being one of the Capitol rioters told a former "romantic partner" that she planned to steal a laptop computer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office and sell it to Russian intelligence, court documents revealed Monday.

Russian election hackers back in force
Published in News
Friday, 30 October 2020 11:42

Russian election hackers back in force


Fancy Bear spotted by Vole as Putin decides against Biden

The "Fancy Bear" group of Russian hackers accused of meddling in the 2016 US presidential election targeted the email accounts of Democratic state parties in California and Indiana, and influential think tanks in Washington and New York.

Looks like Putin is running another troll farm
Published in News


This one is a little more secretive

Social media research group Graphika published today a 120-page report unmasking a new Russian information operation of which very little has been known so far.

Putin’s daughter is head of AI at Moscow State University
Published in AI


Not bad for an acrobatic rock’n’roll dancer

Katerina Tikhonova, the youngest daughter of Russian President Tsar Vladimir Putin, was appointed head of a new artificial intelligence institute at Moscow State University.

Tsar Putin is a big XP user
Published in News
Thursday, 19 December 2019 13:25

Tsar Putin is a big XP user


Likes Office 2003 and is so tough he has deleted the rubbish bin

While he funds a huge hacking troll farm, Tsar Vladimir Putin does not seem to care much about his own cybersecurity.

Senators ponder stopping Putin choosing the next US government
Published in News


Again

A bipartisan panel of US senators yesterday called for sweeping action by Congress, the White House and Silicon Valley to ensure social media sites aren't used to interfere in the coming presidential election, delivering a sobering assessment about the weaknesses that Russian operatives exploited in the 2016 campaign.

Putin's hackers are using IoT drones
Published in IoT
Wednesday, 07 August 2019 11:32

Putin's hackers are using IoT drones


All your lightbulbs are belong  us 

Hackers working for the Russian government have been using printers, video decoders, and other so-called Internet-of-things devices as a beachhead to penetrate targeted computer networks, Microsoft security experts warned.

Are Putin’s teams out to slow down 5G adoption?
Published in Mobiles


Fake news targeting 5G


Conspiracy nuts are starting to target 5G development based on what Infowars and Russian backed fake news sites are telling them.

Russian outfit claims to be legit news outlet
Published in News
Wednesday, 21 November 2018 11:57

Russian outfit claims to be legit news outlet


We are not Putin's mouthpiece, and we want its Facebook account back

A Russian company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in US elections has sued Facebook claiming it is a legitimate news outlet and wants its account back.

Putin's spooks behind four international hacks
Published in News
Thursday, 04 October 2018 09:44

Putin's spooks behind four international hacks


British government complains

The British government has directly accused Russian military intelligence of being behind a spate of “reckless and indiscriminate cyber-attacks” including the hacking in 2016 of the US Democratic National Committee headquarters.