Russia
November 2023
November 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 46
Robin’s Newsletter #282
LockBit behind attack on US arm of China's largest bank. Aonoymous Sudan DDOS disrupts ChatGPT. Sandworm's attack against Ukraine power grid.
October 2023
October 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 43
Robin’s Newsletter #279
Five Eyes security chiefs warn of espionage threat. Two ransomware gangs taken out. Thousands of Cisco devices compromised.
Vol. 6, Iss. 40
Robin’s Newsletter #276
Ukraine says Russia is going after war crimes data. US, Japan says China targeting routers for persistence. UK logistics firm goes under following ransomware attack.
September 2023
September 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 36
Robin’s Newsletter #272
FBI takes down Qakbot. Two arrested for Polish train disruption. Met Police supplier loses personal data of 47,000 officers.
August 2023
August 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 33
Robin’s Newsletter #269
UK Elections watchdog comopromsed two years ago. Detials of Northern Ireland police staff accidentally published. Zoom backtracks on AI training in terms of service.
June 2023
June 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 23
Robin’s Newsletter #259
Kaspersky says it was compromised using zero-click iMessage exploit. Russia blames the NSA. Amazon settles Ring2 'lax privacy' case.
May 2023
May 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 20
Robin’s Newsletter #256
Russian APT malware disabled. MSI compromise included important crypto keys. EU CSAM plans may be unlawful.
April 2023
April 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 18
Robin’s Newsletter #254
RSA Conference 2023 takeaways. Data-driven decision making. IoT and Digital Services legislation.
March 2023
March 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 13
Robin’s Newsletter #249
TikTok bans continue, Russia bans iPhones from Putin’s inner circle, China & Russia set sights on tech sovereignty
January 2023
January 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 2
Robin’s Newsletter #238
Details of 200 million Twitter users posted online. Cracking 2048-bit RSA encryption. Turla co-opting old malware.
November 2022
November 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 48
Robin’s Newsletter #232
Massive UK fraud crackdown. Russia designated state sponsor of terrorism by EU Parliament. Cyber Partisans claim compromise of Roskomnadzor agency.
October 2022
October 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 40
Robin’s Newsletter #224
Optus breach attacker retracts demands as attention grows. Rise in fake LinkedIn CISO profiles. Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day.
May 2022
May 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 18
Robin’s Newsletter #202
Conti ransomware gang targets Costa Rica following election. Timeline of Russian cyberatacks against Ukraine. Facebook doesn't know where your data flows.
April 2022
April 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 17
Robin’s Newsletter #201
Okta breach affected two customers. Russian invasion leaves it 'fair game' for cyberattacks. Java’s ‘psychic signatures’ and conceptualising cybercrimes.
Vol. 5, Iss. 16
Robin’s Newsletter #200
Industroyer2: Cyberattack on Ukraine power grid averted. $600 million crypto-heist linked to North Korea's Lazarus group. RaidForums seized by UA authorities.
Vol. 5, Iss. 15
Robin’s Newsletter #199
Russian 'Cyclops Blink' botnet disrupted by the US. The value of Mailchimp distribution lists. Fundemental security metrics.
Vol. 5, Iss. 14
Robin’s Newsletter #198
Okta says it made a mistake. Wiper malware used against Viasat modems during Russian invasion of Ukraine. DCMS' cyber survey stats.
March 2022
March 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 13
Robin’s Newsletter #197
The rise, and fall?, of Lapsus$ as Okta confirm breach. US CNI cyberattack warning. Build capabilities, not plans for resilience.
Vol. 5, Iss. 12
Robin’s Newsletter #196
Russia/Ukraine roundup. Mysterious incident affecting satcom terminals. Ransomware group adds wiper capability. Law firm gets GDPR fine for not patching.
Vol. 5, Iss. 11
Robin’s Newsletter #195
Conti's involvement in crypto 'rug pulls'. Unintended consequences of isolating Russia from the Internet.
Vol. 5, Iss. 10
February 2022
February 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 9
Vol. 5, Iss. 8
Robin’s Newsletter #192
DDoS attacks on Ukraine MoD and banks. French signal jamming. New version of 27002 security control framework.
January 2022
January 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 3
Robin’s Newsletter #187
Russian authorities scoop up members of REvil. Google Analytics and GDPR. Using a cyberattack to accelerate dgitial transformation.
April 2021
April 2021
Vol. 4, Iss. 16
Robin’s Newsletter #148
FBI gets a warrant to fix Hafnium web shells, becomes an MSSP. Sanctions for Russia over SolarWinds. Plus you cheddar believe there are some cheese puns.
October 2020
October 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 43
Robin’s Newsletter #123
DOJ charges Fancy Bear, Doubts over Trump's Twitter password, and digital dilemmas for charity donations.
July 2020
July 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 28
Robin’s Newsletter #108
Hong Kong's new national security law causes headaches for citizens, tech and finance companies. Steal the cash, not the painting. Cosmic Lynx and Russian cyber-criminals' 'synergistic value accelerative opportunity'
April 2020
April 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 1
Robin’s Newsletter #81
California's Consumer Privacy Act; Travelex systems still offline; the rise of 'data exposures'.
Vol. 3, Iss. 8
Robin’s Newsletter #88
Georgia defacement attribution; misusing anti-abuse; Pipeline ransomware.
Vol. 3, Iss. 13
Robin’s Newsletter #93
FBI COVID-19 scam warning; FIN7 mailing malware USB keys; predicting attacks from Russian APTs.