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Ukraine says Russian hackers tried and failed to attack an energy provider
ESET and Microsoft helped fend off the cyberattack.
Evidence mounts that Russian hackers are trying to disrupt the EU elections
Russian hackers are targeting government systems ahead of the EU parliament election, according to cybersecurity company FireEye. The firm says that two state-sponsored hacking groups -- APT28 (aka Fancy Bear) and Sandworm -- have been sending out authentic-looking phishing emails to officials in a bid to get hold of government information.
Russian hackers reportedly attack Ukrainian weapons, power grid
As the conflict in Eastern Ukraine escalates, two separate reports point to Russian hackers disrupting the power grid and weapons in the war-torn country. Outside of Kiev, between 100,000 and 200,000 people were plunged into darkness when portions of the Ukrenergo power company were knocked offline on December 18. The electricity was quickly restored but the situation is raised concerns of infrastructure hacking.
The problem with 'pumpkin spice' security bugs
Bad Password is a hacking and security column by Violet Blue. Every week she'll be exploring the trendy new cyberhysteria, the state of the infosec community and the ever-eroding thing that used to be called "privacy." Bad Password cuts through the greed, fear mongering and jargon with expertise, a friendly voice and a little levelheaded perspective. When asked, "Why give a vulnerability a website, logo and brand image?" many infosec professionals will confidently answer that flamboyant bugs raise awareness toward fixes. Fixing and patching, we're led to believe, is almost as fun as a trip to the dentist. Which is true. Heartbleed, Shellshock, Stagefright, Sandworm, Rootpipe, Winshock and the truly terror-inducing nom-de-sploit POODLE are not, in fact, a list of situational phobias. These were named with intent to become PR markers -- although looking at the way some of these vulns (vulnerabilities) got their names and brands, it seems like the focus was more on the credit for naming them, rather than the actual usefulness of trying to "pumpkin spice" a bug.
Wasteland Diaries: The darker side of Ranger Rick
If you are anything like me, then you were brought up with at least a rudimentary respect for nature: its beauty, its diversity, and -- most important of all -- the sheer breadth of ways that it can and most certainly will kill you. This is doubly true for all of our readers in Australia, who contend with the world's deadliest wildlife, as well as critters that just freak us the heck out, like bird-eating spiders. You can only imagine that it gets a whole lot worse when you dump radiation and mutation into the ecosystem, and as such, wanderers in the wasteland of Fallen Earth have to step lively to avoid unfortunate entanglements. (No, not Imperial Cruisers -- that's another game, dude.) This isn't nature according to wildlife preservation societies, where it needs to be loved and cherished; this is a brutal you-versus-them showdown that requires a firm hand and a .357 Magnum. Preferably two of them, if your crafting skill is high enough. So hit the jump and arm yourself with knowledge (it's half the battle) about the creepers and crawlers of Fallen Earth.
