China and Russia are using hacked data to target U.S. spies, officials say

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Foreign spy services, especially in China and Russia, are aggressively aggregating and cross-indexing hacked U.S. computer databases — including security clearance applications, airline records and medical insurance forms — to identify U.S. intelligence officers and agents, U.S. officials said. At least…

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U.S. suspects Russia in hack of Pentagon computer network

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans U.S. military officials said Thursday that they suspect Russian hackers infiltrated an unclassified Pentagon e-mail system used by employees of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the latest in a series of state-sponsored attacks on sensitive U.S. government computer networks. The electronic…

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IRS $50M Cyber Security Scandal Stretches to Russia

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A major attack this year by cyber security criminals on the computer network at the U.S. Internal Revenue Serviceoriginated in Russia, sources confirmed to Fox News late Wednesday. The Associated Press has also cited two anonymous sources who reported the IRS believes…

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Why Russia Hacks

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans  Powered by Max Banner Ads The Russian Federation holds an interesting, albeit a dubious position in the ranks of nation state cyber-actors. While ranked third among countries in terms of volume of cyber activity (behind the U.S. and China, according to Deutsche…

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Hacker rerouted firefighters’ pay to Russia

A hacker stole the paychecks from four FDNY firefighters by breaking into a computer at their engine company, stealing their passwords — and then routing the dough to Russia, sources said on Wednesday. The firefighters, from Staten Island’s Engine Co. […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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FBI Examining Whether Russia Is Tied to JPMorgan Hacking

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system in mid-August, infiltrating and stealing data from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least one other bank, an incident the FBI is investigating as a possible retaliation for government-sponsored sanctions, according to […]…

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Russia Offers $100,000 for Cracking Tor

The Russians have put a bounty on Tor worth nearly 4 million rubles to anybody who can hack the anonymity network. That’s $100,000 to you, imperialist running dog. And Russian citizens and companies can collect the reward if they can […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Milken 2014: Russia could wage digital war on U.s.

LOS ANGELES – Russia, irritated by the Obama organization’s approvals over Ukraine, could strike once more at the U.s. through digital warfare – then deny the ambush ever occurred, a previous top knowledge official said Tuesday. Russia, recognized the second nation most adroit at digital warfare after the U.s., could…

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