Where in the World Is Vlad Putin? A Biogeographical Investigation
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.
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Don’t Buy Into Putin’s Latest Misdirection on Election Hacking
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:24:55 +0000
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.
Read MoreThe Backstory Behind Carder Kingpin Roman Seleznev’s Record 27 Year Prison Sentence
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.
Read MoreAlleged Spam King Pyotr Levashov Arrested
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 04:17:09 +0000
Authorities in Spain have arrested a Russian computer programmer thought to be one of the world’s most notorious spam kingpins. Spanish police arrested Pyotr Levashov under an international warrant executed in the city of Barcelona, according to Reuters. Russian state-run television station RT (formerly Russia Today) reported that Levashov was arrested while vacationing in Spain with his family. According to numerous stories here at KrebsOnSecurity, Levashov was better known as “Severa,” the hacker moniker used by a pivotal figure in many popular Russian-language cybercrime forums. Severa was the moderator for the spam subsection of multiple online communities, and in this role served as the virtual linchpin connecting virus writers with huge spam networks that Severa allegedly created and sold himself.
Read MoreDNI: Putin Led Cyber, Propaganda Effort to Elect Trump, Denigrate Clinton
Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a massive propaganda and cyber attack operation aimed at discrediting Hillary Clinton and getting Donald Trump elected, the top U.S. intelligence agencies said in a remarkable yet unshocking report released on Friday.