Russia-Linked Influence Operation Leverages AI to Promote Fake Think Tank
A Russia-linked influence operation used ChatGPT to promote the International Burke Institute, a fake think tank with a sovereignty index favoring Russia.…
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OpenAI Bans Russian ChatGPT Accounts Tied to Influence Operation Promoting Fake Think Tank
OpenAI has banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts that used VPNs to bypass access restrictions and run an influence operation. The…
Head Mare Exploits TrueConf Server Flaws to Replace Client Installers with PhantomCore Backdoor
Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky has uncovered a new attack campaign by the threat actor known as Head Mare, targeting unpatched TrueConf videoconferencing…
Head Mare: Threat Actor Exploiting TrueConf Flaws
Head Mare is a threat actor that has been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in TrueConf servers to deliver backdoors and remote access trojans.…
F6: Russian Cybersecurity Vendor Exposes Nine-Year Fraud Campaign
F6, a Russian cybersecurity company, disclosed a large-scale fraud campaign involving clone websites of major Russian companies to steal advance payments from…
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorist Activity
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activity and failing to…
TA458: Russian Military Intelligence Operation Targeting Webmail
TA458 is a threat actor tracked by Proofpoint, likely a Russian military intelligence operation. It conducts Operation RoundPress using half-click XSS exploits…
UAC-0099: Russia-Aligned Threat Cluster Targeting Ukraine
UAC-0099 is a Russia-aligned threat cluster tracked by CERT-UA, active since at least mid-2022. It has used phishing emails and exploits in…
Laundry Bear: Russia-Linked Threat Actor Targeting Zimbra Servers
Laundry Bear (also known as CL-STA-1114, TA488, UNK_PitStop, Void Blizzard) is a Russia-linked adversary that conducted a phishing campaign against Western government…
GRU: Russian Foreign Military Intelligence Agency
The GRU is Russia's primary foreign military intelligence agency, which sponsors advanced hacking units like Sandworm and its sub-clusters such as UAC-0145.